Service difficulty report · Door · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
April 20, 2010
Submitted
April 26, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N568UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
26674
Aircraft time
57,570 hours, 21,231 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2040
Part
Door
Condition
Binding
Location
R2
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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 2L WILL NOT OPEN FROM OUTSIDE WITHOUT ASSISTANCE. YOU CAN BOUNCE THE DOOR HARD TO GET IT TO BREAKOVER AND OPEN OR PUSH FROM INSIDE. ALSO HAS A POPPING SOUND. IT STICKS IN THE HALFWAY OPEN POSITION. DOOR 2R REMOVED FOR REPAIRS. WORKING HINGE REPLACEMENT ON AIRFRAME AND BEARING REPLACEMENT ON DOOR HANDLE. DOOR HANDLE BEARINGS DONE AND SOLD TO INSP LWR CAM PLATES INSTALLED ON FRAME. STARTED DOOR INSTALLATION UPPER AND LOWER BOLTS INSTALLED, LWR GUIDE ARM 3 BOLTS INSTALLED, 4TH BOLT NEEDS INSTALLED AND DOOR RIG. INSTALLED DOOR AND RIGGED UP TO STEP 5(I) P514 OF MM. CONTINUED WITH DOOR RIG THRU STEP 2.G.5(K). ACP'D INSTALLATION OF DOOR THRU END OF MM.