Service difficulty report · Bearing · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
July 22, 2011
Submitted
August 17, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N576UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
26690
Aircraft time
61,310 hours, 21,747 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Bearing
Condition
Defective
Location
L2 Door Handle
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

CREW REPORTED DOOR 2L INTERIOR HANDLE WILL NOT GO TO FULLY CLOSED POSITION WHEN DOOR IS CLOSED FROM THE OUTSIDE. FOUND DOOR 2L EXTERIOR HANDLE CAM FOLLOWER BEARING DEFECTIVE. MOUNT ASSY ON AOG B1522. RPLC'D CAM FOLLOWER, NO HELP. OBSERVED SLOP BETWEEN INNER & OUTER HANDLES. REMOVED HANDLE MECHANISM. INSTALLED DOOR HANDLE MECHANISM. OPERATED NORMAL. DOOR LATCHES WITH EXTERNAL HANDLE.