Service difficulty report · Structure · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
December 23, 2008
Submitted
December 26, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N501UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
24622
Aircraft time
63,059 hours, 23,597 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Structure
Condition
Damaged
Location
L2 Door
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

MAJOR REPAIR: L2 DOOR REQUIRES REPAIR DOUBLER AT UPPER HINGE CUTOUT. PERFORMED HFEC PER NDT 6-5 1-00-19 ON UPPER HINGE CUTOUT AND FOUND NO CRACKS NOTED AT THIS TIME AS DOCUMENTED ON NON ROUTINE 25463 BY INSP QC077. THIS REPAIR WILL BE ACCOMPLISHED AS A PREVENTATIVE REPAIR. INSTALLED DOUBLER REPAIR.