Service difficulty report · Carriage · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
November 16, 2006
Submitted
December 5, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N573UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
26685
Aircraft time
46,096 hours, 16,882 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Carriage
Condition
Damaged
Location
L2 Door Gate
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

FOUND DAMAGE AT DOOR 2L LOWER GATE AREA OF THE DOOR GOING FORWARD. ITEM ROLLED FORWARD. *S/D* MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED. LEFT FUSELAGE BELOW DOOR 2L DAMAGED, 4' OF MAJOR DAMAGE EFFECTING A PRODUCTION SPLICE AND RUNS ALONG A STRINGER. MFG SM REPAIR PIECES, ACCOMPLISHED DOUBLER-TRIPLER & FILLER REPAIR.