Service difficulty report · Stop Fitting · Boeing 737247

Difficulty date
June 21, 2001
Submitted
June 26, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N243WA
Make and model
Boeing 737247
Aircraft serial
23517
Aircraft time
41,821 hours, 31,974 cycles
Part
Stop Fitting
Condition
Out Of Adj
Location
L1 Door
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

PASSING 10,000 FEET IN CLIMBOUT FWD F/A REPORTED THUMP NOISE AT LEFT FWD ENTRY DOOR. WHILE CONTINUING CLIMB CAPT WENT BACK TO ACCESS NOISE/SOURCE. LEVELED AT FL230 FOR 4 MINUTES, DECIDED OK FOR CONTINUE. PASSING FL280, IN COCKPIT BOTH PILOTS HEARD LOUD THUMP AND FELT ASSOC VIBRATION THROUGH FLOORING, HALTED CLIMB AT FL290. PRESS CONTROLLER AUTO 33000, 5 PSID INDICATED. REMOVED DOOR LINER AND SIDEWALL AFT OF L1 DOOR TO INSP, NO VISIBLE DAMAGE FOUND. ADJ DOOR STOPS ON DOOR FRAME. PRESSURIZED TO 6.5 PSID.