Service difficulty report · Door · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
March 26, 2008
Submitted
March 28, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N509UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
24763
Aircraft time
58,727 hours, 21,988 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Door
Condition
Out Of Rig
Location
L2
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

DOOR 2 LEFT UNABLE TO ARM, FOUND DOOR OUT OF RIG. FOUND UPPER AND LOWER JAMB NUTS ON TORQ TUBE LOOSE. ON INSP FOUND TANG WASHER INSTALLED INCORRECTLY. LOWER GATE IS STRIKING DOOR THRESHOLD UPON DOOR CLOSURE. BY- 124277 :LOWER JAM NUT LOCK WASHER IS INSTALLED UPSIDE DOWN. LOCK WASHER IS NOW INEFFECTIVE AND WILL NOT SECURE LOWER JAM NUT. AS DOOR IS OPENED AND CLOSED LOWER JAM NUT WORKS LOOSE AND DOOR BEGINS TO SAG AGAIN. DOOR REMOVED FROM A/C AND RE-RIGGED, REWORKED JAMB WASHER. DOOR INSTALLED AND OPENS AND CLOSES PROPERLY.