Service difficulty report · Torque Tube · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
March 12, 2007
Submitted
March 20, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N508UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
24744
Aircraft time
56,028 hours, 19,352 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Torque Tube
Condition
Damaged
Location
L1 Girt Bar
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

L-1 DOOR LOWER GIRT BAR LINKAGE TORQUE TUBE IS GOUGED AND CORRODED. [SUP 05-22-07] L-1 DOOR LOWER GIRT BAR LINKAGE TORQUE TUBE IS GOUGED AND CORRODED. REPLACED TORQUE TUBE DURING DOOR OVERHAULS.