Service difficulty report · Door Frame · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
September 15, 2007
Submitted
September 21, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N518UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
24871
Aircraft time
57,647 hours, 19,744 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Door Frame
Condition
Damaged
Location
L2 Doorway
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

L2 UPPER HINGE ARM BEARING BLOCK AREA DOOR FRAME HAS A VERY DEEP PUNCTURE GOUGE IN RADIUS. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED: REMOVED DAMAGE. FORMED & INSTALLED NEW INTERCOSTAL.