What was found
AT GATE ARRIVAL IN CLT, THE L1 DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN AND TOOK EXCESSIVE FORCE BEYOND NORMAL TO DEPLANE PASSENGERS. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED SHEARED PIN GOING THROUGH RADIUS LINKS AND GUIDE ARM. OPERATIONAL CHECK OF DOOR GOOD.
- Difficulty date
- March 14, 2009
- Submitted
- March 16, 2009
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N574US
- Make and model
- Boeing 737301
- Aircraft serial
- 23739
- System (JASC)
- 5210 · Passenger/Crew Doors
- Part
- Shear Pin
- Condition
- Sheared
- Location
- L1 Door
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- C
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.