Service difficulty report · Handle · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
March 21, 2011
Submitted
March 24, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N552UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
26641
Aircraft time
73,196 hours, 21,091 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Handle
Part number
140N26661
Condition
Faulty
Location
L1 Door
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
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

2ND RETURN TO GATE DUE TO DOOR 1L HANDLE REPORTEDLY POPPING OPEN WHILE TAXIING AROUND. TAXI'D A-C TO HANGAR. WHILE UNDER WAY PRESSURIZED A/C SLIGHTLY AND THEN UN-PRESSURIZED. THE PLANE WAS BOUNCING PRETTY GOOD GOING OVER 9R DOOR HANDLE DID NOT POP. TRIED PRESSURIZING AGAIN HANDLE DIDN'T MOVE. NOTICED DOOR ASSIST ACTUATOR A LITTLE WEAK. DOOR HARD TO CLOSE. MIGHT BE NORMAL. CREW DID NOT GET DOOR WARNING WHEN ALLEGED HANDLE POPPED. CHECKED 1L DOOR STOPS WITH MORTITE. ADJUSTED AFT DOOR FRAME STOPS. RE-ATTACHED 2 AFT SIDE STOP PADS WITH SEALANT. DOOR HANDLE AND ARM LEVER OPS NORMAL.