Service difficulty report · Seal · Boeing 757224

Difficulty date
July 14, 2026
Submitted
July 16, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N14120
Make and model
Boeing 757224
Aircraft serial
27562
Aircraft time
100,047 hours, 24,250 cycles
Part
Seal
Condition
Unsecure
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

FLIGHT ATTENDANTS SAID R2 DOOR HAS SOMETHING FLAPPING IN THE WIND AGAINST THE PLANE. FOUND SEALANT AT DOOR R2 HANGING DOWN. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, FOUND R2 LOWER GATE LOOSE WITH TOO MUCH NEGATIVE FLUSHNESS IAW AMM 52-11-00-825-001. LOWER GATE APPEARS TO BE MISSING ALL OF ITS HINGE FASTENERS IAW IPC 52-11-01-30A VIEW T ITEM 635. REPLACED ALL MISSING FASTNERS REF AMM 52-11-38.