Service difficulty report · Hinge · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
September 1, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N509UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
24763
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Hinge
Condition
Broken
Location
Service Door
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

RETURNED TO ORD, DUE TO LEFT OVERWING SLIDE DEPLOYED LIGHT AND OVERWING DOOR MESSAGE. A BROKEN HINGE AND IMPROPER LATCHING OF THE SERVICE DOOR AFT OF THE SLIDE COMPARTMENT ACTIVATED THE DOOR SWITCH, WHICH CAUSED THE DOOR OPEN LIGHT. REPLACED HINGE.