Service difficulty report · Door · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
January 21, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N778UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
26940
Engine
Pwa PW4077
Part
Door
Part number
213W31201
Condition
Damaged
Location
Rt Pack Ram Air
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

VIBRATION FELT IN AIRFRAME CLIMBING TO 18,000 FT. VIBRATION DECREASED WHEN NR 2 THROTTLE BROUGHT TO FLIGHT IDLE. ALSO, DECREASED WHEN RIGHT AIR CONDITIONING PACK TURNED OFF. RESIDUAL VIBRATION REMAINED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO CDG. *S/D* FOUND RT PACK RAM AIR INLET DOOR ASSY DAMAGED (AFT PANEL OF DOOR). THE ROLLER BRACKETS INSTALLED ON DOOR AND THE LINKAGE BETWEEN DOOR AND TORQUE TUBE ASSY WERE FOUND BROKEN AWAY FROM THE DOOR PANEL. THE ROLLERS WERE FOUND WORN AND BROKEN. REPLACED DOOR ASSY (P/N 213W3120-1) AFT PANEL.