Service difficulty report · Cover · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
August 20, 2009
Submitted
August 21, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N521UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
24891
Aircraft time
62,075 hours, 23,140 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Cover
Part number
60121
Condition
Cracked
Location
Galley Light
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

EMERGENCY EXIT FLOOR LIGHTING IN AFT EXIT-GALLEY AREA IS COMING LOOSE. AN INTERIM REPAIR HAS BEEN ACP, THE LAST TWO FEET OF THE EEL COVER HAVE HAD THE EDGES ONLY TAPED TO KEEP THE EEL STRIP DOWN. CLEAR COVER IS CRACKED AND WILL NOT STAY DOWN. LIGHT STRIP HAS NOT BEEN TAPED OVER. OTHERWISE SYSTEM CHECKS OKAY. REPLACED DAMAGED COVER.