Service difficulty report · Seal · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
March 20, 2011
Submitted
March 31, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N558UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
26654
Aircraft time
61,565 hours, 22,741 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Seal
Condition
Defective
Location
R2 Door
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

DOOR 2R WHISTLING NOISE AT CRUISE. FOUND UPPER GATE SEALING SURFACE IRREGULAR FROM PREVIOUS "REN" REWORK. SMOOTHED AREAS INTO CORNERS. FOUND DIAPHRAGM SEAL MIGRATED OUT FROM NYLON RETAINING ROD IN BOTH CORNERS OF UPPER GATE AND FWD CORNER OF LOWER GATE. WILL REQUIRE DIAPHRAGM SEAL REINSTALLATION. REPLACED DOOR 2 RIGHT PRESSURE SEAL. PRESSURIZED TO 4 POUNDS, NO LEAKS.