Service difficulty report · Nut · Boeing 737301

Difficulty date
January 19, 2002
Submitted
February 14, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N589US
Make and model
Boeing 737301
Aircraft serial
23934
Part
Nut
Part number
6523465
Condition
Broken
Location
Service 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

MKE - FLT 1242 - ON CLIMB-OUT FROM MKE, EN ROUTE TO CLT, THE AIRCRAFT WOULD PRESSURIZE. A LOUD AIR NOISE COULD ALSO BE HEARD FROM THE AFT RIGHT SERVICE DOOR AREA. FLIGHT RETURNED TO FIELD AT MKE AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE AFT RIGHT SERVICE DOOR SNUBBER JAM LOCK NUT BROKEN AND THE ROD END BACKED OUT FOUR TURNS. REPLACED LOCK, ADJUSTED SNUBBER, SAFTIED AND RERIGGED DOOR ASSEMBLY. DOOR OPERATIONAL CHECK NORMAL. (M)