Service difficulty report · Hinge Fitting · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
March 8, 2011
Submitted
March 11, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N799UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
26926
Aircraft time
57,130 hours, 8,313 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW40903
Part
Hinge Fitting
Condition
Damaged
Location
L1 Door
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

DOOR 1L UPPER HINGE ASSY CLEVIS ATTACH FTNG SHEARED OFF AT FRAME ATTACH 4 BOLTS, 3 HOLES ELONGATED. INBD UPPER HOLE GOUGED AND EXTRUDED. REMOVED SHEARED BOLTS BLENDED STRESS RISERS. ACCOMPLISHED HFEC INSPECTION PER NDTM. REPLACED NR 1 LT DOORWAY HINGE FITTINGS. UPPER FITTING HOLES WERE FREEZE PLUG REPAIRED PER SRM REF UA-EVA 80646.