Service difficulty report · Seal · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
April 11, 2011
Submitted
April 20, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N574UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
26686
Aircraft time
60,720 hours, 22,380 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Seal
Condition
Dirty
Location
R2 Door
Stage of operation
CL
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

CREW REPORT: DOOR 2R HAS LOUD SQUEAL DURING CLIMB AND CRUISE. APPLIED REN AROUND THRESHOLD, CURING TIME. INSTLNG THRESHOLD THEN SEAL. DOOR RIG AND ACP PRESSURIZATION CHK TO DO. CLEANED SEAL. REPLACED NUT PLATE THAT HAD BAD FASTENER. INSTALLED ALL THREE 2R DOOR SILLS AND SEALED, WITH CHK FOR NOISE. PRESSURIZED AC NOTED AND MARKED LEAKS ON DOOR SILL AND HINGE AREA OF DOOR FRAME. NEED TO RECONDITION CRACKED REN AFTER REMOVING SILICONE SEALANT ON DOOR FRAME. NEED TO REMOVE AND RESEAL DOOR SEAL. DOOR FRAME RECONDITIONED AND TEFLON PAINTED, DOOR SILLS INSTALLED AND SEALED. LEAK CHECKED. NO LEAKS FOUND, OK FOR SERVICE.