What was found
R2 DOOR UPPER HINGE CUTOUT TRIMMED ALL THE WAY UP TO BEND LINE OF FRAME REQUIRES REPAIR. FOUND NO CRACKS ON FRAME AFTER NDT INSPECTION, INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER AS A PRECAUTIONARY.
- Difficulty date
- October 16, 2007
- Submitted
- October 19, 2007
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N524UA
- Make and model
- Boeing 757222
- Aircraft serial
- 24977
- Aircraft time
- 56,130 hours, 20,741 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa PW2037
- System (JASC)
- 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Condition
- Damaged
- 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.