Service difficulty report · Lens · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
June 13, 2010
Submitted
June 14, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N575UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
26689
Aircraft time
58,048 hours, 21,549 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2040
Part
Lens
Condition
Cracked
Location
Emergency 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

SMALL SECTION OF EMERGENCY STRIP AT LOCATION 14C HAS A CRACK IN PLASTIC LENS. INTERIM REPAIR, TAPED THE CRACK SECTION OF EMERGENCY STRIP PLASTIC COVER, SYS OPS CKS NORMAL. R & R BROKEN SECTION. OPS CHECK ACCOMPLISHED EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS. SYS CHECKS OK.