Service difficulty report · Seal · Boeing 737201

Difficulty date
December 21, 2000
Submitted
January 29, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N252AU
Make and model
Boeing 737201
Aircraft serial
22758
Part
Seal
Part number
69902013
Condition
Failed
Location
Entry Door
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

BWI - FLT 2637 - ON CLIMB-OUT FROM BWI, AT FL230, A LOUD SQUEAL BEGAN COMING FROM THE FORWARD MAIN ENTRY DOOR. FLIGHT RETURNED TO FIELD AT BWI AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE FORWARD MAIN ENTRY DOOR UPPER HINGE COVER SEAL AND APPLIED BONDO AROUND THE LOWER HINGE SEAL AREA. PRESSURIZED AIRCRAFT TO 3 PSI. NO NOISES HEARD AFTER SEAL REPLACEMENT. UNFORTUNATELY, LATER THAT DAY, THE FORWARD MAIN ENTRY DOOR SEAL BECAME EXTREMELY NOISY IN FLIGHT AGAIN. MAINTENANCE IN TPA REMOVED AND REPLACED THE FORWARD MAIN ENTRY DOOR LOWER HINGE FLAP SEAL ASSEMBLY. PRESSURIZED CABIN TO 7.5 PSI. LEAK CHECK GOOD. (M)