Service difficulty report · Sink · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
July 17, 2011
Submitted
July 29, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N524UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
24977
Aircraft time
67,804 hours, 25,182 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Sink
Condition
Cracked
Location
Galley
Component
Countertop
Component part number
839217401
Stage of operation
DE
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

AFT GALLEY SINK CORNER FOUND CRACKED. MASSIVE AMOUNT OF WATER LEAKING FROM LEFT SIDE OF AFT GALLEY ON DESCENT. WATER 8FT DOWN AISLE. FOUND CRACK IN AFT GALLEY SINK CORNER. CRACK IS IN AFT OUTBD CORNER WHEN LOOKING AFT. NEEDS TO BE WELDED OR REPLACED. -INF- :LM INFO: NEXT STATION, IF UNABLE TO REPAIR, PLZ IDENTIFY PARTS NEEDED AND IPC REFERENCE. INF- :PER IPC 25-30-00B-001R THE SINK IS PART OF THE COUNTERTOP. COUNTER TOP PART NUMBER IS 839217-401. TAKE & POST RVI PIXS OF THE DAMAGED AREA. PICTURES HAVE BEEN TAKEN AND UPLOADED TO RVI SITE. REMOVED COUNTERTOP AND R&R'D TO SHOP R29329 FOR WELDING AND REINSTALLED ON SMC2.