Service difficulty report · Roller · Boeing 747422

Difficulty date
April 5, 2014
Submitted
April 8, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N179UA
Make and model
Boeing 747422
Aircraft serial
25158
Aircraft time
94,862 hours, 11,331 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4056
Part
Roller
Condition
Broken
Location
L5 Door
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
C
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

WHILE OPENING THE DOOR 5L UPON ARRIVAL, THE RAMP AGENT REPORTED THAT HE HEARD A LOUD BANG & THE DOOR WAS THEN HANGING CROOKED. FOUND L5 DOOR EMERGENCY SYS LINKAGE ARM ROLLER & BEARING BROKEN. CLOSED & LOCKED L5 DOOR. PERFORMED PRESS CHECK, NO LEAKS NOTED. REPLACED MAIN SHAFT INSIDE DOOR & ASSOCIATED COMPONENTS. ALL WORK COMPLETED & INSPECTED.