Service difficulty report · Bearing · Boeing 757231

Difficulty date
June 12, 2018
Submitted
June 13, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N717TW
Make and model
Boeing 757231
Aircraft serial
28485
Aircraft time
68,767 hours, 17,728 cycles
Part
Bearing
Condition
Out Of Position
Location
R1 Door
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
C
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

R1 DOOR HARD TO CLOSE, WONT LOCK. FOUND LATCH ROLLER BEARING ON AFT PART OF DOOR UPPER AND LOWER CONTACTING LATCH FITTING ON FRAME DAMAGING BOTH UPPER AND LOWER LATCH FITTINGS AFT SIDE AND LATCH BEARINGS ON DOOR AFT SIDE. CHECKED AND RIGGED R1 DOOR PER AMM 523-11 DOOR OPERATED OK. REPLACED UPPER AFT AND LOWER AFT LATCH FITTINGS AND UPPER AFT LOWER AFT ROLLERS. APPLIED GREASE AND OPS CHK NML. ROLLERS CONTACTING LATCH FITTINGS PROPERLY. ALL DONE IAW AMM 52-11 AND 52-13.