Service difficulty report · Structure · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
July 23, 2008
Submitted
July 28, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N549UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
25397
Aircraft time
63,041 hours, 18,245 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Structure
Condition
Damaged
Location
R2 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

R-2 DOOR REQUIRES DOUBLER AT UPPER HINGE ARM CUTOUT. ACCOMPLISHED MAJOR REPAIR AT GSO. ACP'D HFEC INSPECTION PER NDT 6-51-00-19 AND FOUND CRACK APPROX .25 INCH LONG AT CUTOUT, CUTOUT DAMAGE AND INSTALLED DOUBLER REPAIR PER SRM 51-40-02, AND MM 52-11-87.