Service difficulty report · Hinge Fitting · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
May 23, 2008
Submitted
July 1, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N541UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
25253
Aircraft time
55,413 hours, 20,471 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Hinge Fitting
Part number
141N83782
Condition
Cracked
Location
L1 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

CRACK AT FWD UPPER L-1 DOOR CUTOUT AREA, INNER UPPER DOOR HINGE FITTING AT BS 337 AND STR 12L. REMOVED DAMAGED AREA REF R EO G-12344-3 AND SRM 51-20-01. THIS IS A TIME LIMITED REPAIR. FITTING P/N 141N8378-2 MUST BE REPLACED AT NEXT CK, NO LATER THAN 05-16-201 0, NOT TO EXCEED 3,000 CYC. CURRENT PTC 18048.