Service difficulty report · Hinge · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
February 20, 2007
Submitted
February 27, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N511UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
24799
Aircraft time
55,035 hours, 20,629 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Hinge
Condition
Cracked
Location
Pax Door
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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

NR 2 RT MED UPPER HINGE CUTOUT IS CRACKED ON DOOR FRAME. [SUP 4-17-07] REPAIRED DOOR 2R PER A BOEING APPROVED REPAIR SCHEME. BOEING AND UA ENGINEERING STILL EVALUATING THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. INCORPORATED A PLAN OF INSTALLING A PREVENTIVE STEEL DOUBLER AT UPPER HINGE CUTOUT AT NEXT HEAVY MAINTENANCE VISITS.