Service difficulty report · Bearing · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
July 6, 2009
Submitted
July 10, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N513UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
24810
Aircraft time
62,341 hours, 23,300 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Bearing
Condition
Damaged
Location
R4 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

DOOR 4R DIFFICULT TO DISARM. REMOVED DOOR 4R ESCAPE SLIDE TO ACCESS DOOR ARM-DISARM LEVER MECHANISM. FOUND BEARINGS MIGRATING AND RUSTED AT UPPER TORQUE SHAFT FROM ARMING HANDLE TO DOOR ASSIST MECHANISM. CLEANED AND LUBED BEARINGS, BEARINGS WERE NOT MIGRATED. OP CHECKED GOOD. REINSTALLED SAME SLIDE, MR25671-1081, S/N 0538.