Service difficulty report · Pan · Boeing 757224

Difficulty date
November 15, 2025
Submitted
November 18, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N13110
Make and model
Boeing 757224
Aircraft serial
27300
Aircraft time
114,085 hours, 27,134 cycles
Part
Pan
Part number
146N62017
Condition
Grooved
Location
Zone 800
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

L4 DOOR EXT DOOR HANDLE PAN HAS GROOVE WORN IN THE SURFACE, 3.5 INCHES LONG AND 1/32" DEEP. ALSO ONE GROOVE FWD OF THE HANDLE 2.5" LONG AND 1/64" DEEP BACKSIDE HANDLE HARDWARE. GROOVE DEPTH MEASUREMENT ACCOMPLISHED BY SKILL 105. AFT GOUGE DEPTH MEASURES AT A MAX OF .035 AT DEEPEST. FWD GOUGE DEPTH MEASURES MAX OF .022 AT DEEPEST. ACP'D DAMAGE REMOVAL IAW AVO 16080 STEP 2. ACP HFEC SURFACE INSP OF L4 DOOR HANDLE PAN BLENDED AREA PER AVO16080 STEP 3, REF NTM PT.6 51-00-19. NO LIMITING DEFECTS NOTED. MAPPED OUT GRID IN DAMAGE AREA REF AVO 16080. DURING TROUBLESHOOTING FOUND ONE OF THE DOOR SCREWS TO BE EXCESSIVLY LONG CREATING THE DOOR GOUGE, R & R L4 DOOR HANDLE SCREW TO ONE SIZE SMALLER IAW 52-11-13-902-015.