Service difficulty report · Structure · Boeing 737230

Difficulty date
March 1, 2002
Submitted
March 7, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N122NJ
Make and model
Boeing 737230
Aircraft serial
22120
Aircraft time
45,817 hours, 39,544 cycles
Part
Structure
Condition
Vibration
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

DURING FLIGHT A FLIGHT ATTENDANT REPORTED VIBRATION AT THE AFT GALLEY FLOOR. VIBRATION STOPPED AND THEN STARTED AGAIN DURING FLIGHT. ALL SYSTEMS INDICATED NORMAL AND AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO SCHEDULED DESTINATION AND LANDED WITH NO INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT WAS INSPECTED IAW SERVICE LETTER 737-5L-02-002-D. THE AFT LAV SERVICE DOOR WAS FOUND FAIRED INCORRECTLY. DOOR WAS SPEED TAPED AND AN EVALUATION FLIGHT WAS PERFORMED WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED THROUGHOUT FLIGHT. DOOR WAS REMOVED TO FOM AND PLACED ON CDL 52-40-03 CI C122906. VIBRATION OCCURRED AGAIN WITH DOOR REMOVED. INSTALLED DOOR IAW MM 38-30-0.