Service difficulty report · Door Frame · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
February 21, 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
Door Frame
Condition
Faulty
Location
Fuselage
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 LT MED FWD FRAME CRACKED AT UPPER HINGE CUTOUT. ALSO, EXTERNAL HANDLE DOES NOT STOW AND LATCH IN PAN AUTOMATICALLY. [SUP 4-17-07] MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED. REPAIRED DOOR 2L 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.