Service difficulty report · Gate · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
February 26, 2007
Submitted
March 2, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N557UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
26653
Aircraft time
50,404 hours, 17,101 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Gate
Condition
Corroded
Location
L2 Door
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

L-2 DOOR LOWER GATE CORRODED ON OUTER LOWER FLANGE SURFACES. [SUP 05-08-07] REMOVED CORROSION AND FOUND TO BE WITHIN SRM LIMITS. ORIGINAL MATERIAL THICKNESS OF 0.140" IS NOW DOWN TO 0.136" AFTER CORROSION REMOVAL. NO COMPONENTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.