Service difficulty report · Door Seal · Boeing 767322

Difficulty date
April 14, 2022
Submitted
April 14, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N666UA
Make and model
Boeing 767322
Aircraft serial
29238
Aircraft time
78,489 hours, 17,540 cycles
Part
Door Seal
Part number
NA
Part serial
NA
Condition
Damaged
Location
Lh Overwing
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

CREW REPORTS THAT THE LEFT OVERWING ESCAPE DOOR MADE LOUD HUMMING/VIBRATION NOISE IN FLIGHT LOCKNG LOG CAPTAIN STATED THAT THERE WAS NO ACTUAL VIBRATION WITH THE SOUND ADDITIONAL INFO - CREW REPORTS THAT THERE WAS NO SQUEAL AT AND THAT IT STARTED IN CRUISE. NO NOISE DURING CLIMB OUT AND THE ANYTIME WHEN THE NOISE WAS PRESENT. SOUND WAS NOT CONSTANT, IT WOULD START AND STOP MOMENTARILY. REPOSITIONED AND SEALED LEADING EDGE SEAL. RECONDITION SEALANT IN ALL GAPS AND JOINTS AN PANEL. UNLOCKED LOG PAGES FOR UPDATES. DURING INSPECTION OF UPPER WING FAIRINGS, FOUND PANEL 191FL FORWARD ATTACH SCREW BOTTOMED OUT AND NOT SECURING PANEL. ALSO LEADING EDGE SEAL ON PANEL 191FL UNSECURE AND OUT OF POSITION. RESECURED FORWARD ATTACH SCREW WITH PROPER LENGTH AND FOUND SMALL LEAK IN LEFT LOWER FORWARD CORNER OF OVERWING ESCAPE DOOR LERT HAND. REPLACED DOOR SEAL PER AMM 25-65-00. INSPECTED INSTALLATION OF L/H OVERWING ESCAPE DOOR. REFERENCE AMM 25-65-00 AND GMM 09-25-05.