Service difficulty report · Hinge · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
July 2, 2008
Submitted
July 15, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N546UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
25367
Aircraft time
61,831 hours, 18,040 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Hinge
Condition
Cracked
Location
L2 Door
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 DOOR HAS A CRACK AT UPPER HINGE ARM CUTOUT. *S/D* ACCOMPLISHED MAJOR REPAIR AT GSO. ACCOMPLISHED HFEC OF CUTOUT PER 757 NDT 6-51-00-19, AND FOUND A CRACK APPROXIMATELY .3750 INCH LONG. REMOVED DAMAGE AND ACP'D INSURANCE CUT, LOCATED, DRILLED AND INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER PER MM 52-11-87.