Service difficulty report · Door Seal · Boeing 757224

Difficulty date
October 5, 2025
Submitted
October 8, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N14115
Make and model
Boeing 757224
Aircraft serial
27557
Aircraft time
114,907 hours, 24,020 cycles
Part
Door Seal
Condition
Damaged
Location
Zone 800
Stage of operation
CR
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

LOUD SQUEAL FROM 4L DOOR SEAL IN FLIGHT PER THE CREW, THERE WERE NO CHANGES ON ALTITUDE, SPEED, OR PRESSURIZATION. SQUEAL WAS CONSTANT. FOUND SEAL HANGING DOWN 4L FOUND SMALL TEAR IN DOOR 4L BLADE SEAL. REPAIRED SEAL IAW AMM 52-09-00-358-020 . RESECURED HANGING ACOUSTIC SEAL IAW AMM 25-21-06-404-086. PRESSURIZED AIRCRAFT. SEAL REPAIR OKAY BUT FOUND LARGE AIR JET LEAK FROM FRWD SECTION OF DOOR 4L WEAR PLATE. RECOMMEND REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT OF DOOR 4L WEAR PLATE. REMOVED DOOR 4L LOWER FORWARD SCUFF PLATE IN REF AMM 53-13-01 FOR CLEANING AND RESEALING SURFACES. REMOVED DOOR 4L LOWER SCUFF PLATE ASSY, INSTALLED PREVIOUS REMOVED SOLID FASTENER , CLEANED AREA SEALED AND REINSTALLED SCUFF PLATE IAW AMM 53-11-01.