Service difficulty report · Hinge · Boeing 757224

Difficulty date
September 4, 2023
Submitted
September 5, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N19117
Make and model
Boeing 757224
Aircraft serial
27559
Aircraft time
103,716 hours, 21,912 cycles
Part
Hinge
Part number
14346146
Condition
Corroded
Location
R2 Door
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
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

THE LEVELING COMPOUND IS "HEAVED UP", AND THERE IS CORROSION UNDER IT, IN THE RECESS FOR THE CUTOUT IN THE UPPER DOOR HINGE, ON THE R2 DOOR.