Service difficulty report · Snubber · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
March 16, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N513UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
24810
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Snubber
Part number
7057742
Condition
Corroded
Location
Pax Door
Part time
22,387 hours
Stage of operation
IN
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

ON ARRIVAL AT ORD, FLIGHT ATTENDANT WAS UNABLE TO FULLY OPEN NR ONE LEFT PASSENGER DOOR. DOOR OPENED ONLY THREE-FOURTHS OF THE WAY. FOUND THE ROTARY SNUBBER FAILED DUE TO CONTAMINATION OF FLUID CAUSED BY CORROSION OF THE COMPENSATOR CHAMBER. REPLACED THE SNUBBER PER MM 52-11-10. TOTAL CYCLES, 8,420.