Service difficulty report · Fitting · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
July 27, 2011
Submitted
July 29, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N771UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
26932
Aircraft time
63,325 hours, 11,631 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4077
Part
Fitting
Condition
Cracked
Location
L1 Door
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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

DOOR 1L AIR LEAK FAULTS. DOOR 1L LOWER FWD CORNER JUST INSIDE THRESHOLD. PHENOLIC FITTING IS NICKED AND CRACKED. REPAIRED PHENOLIC FITTING ON OV WU X5926I. TEST FLIGHT FOR TONE AT DOOR 1L FAILED AT HIGH ALTITUDE AND HIGH SPEED. ADJUSTED 1L DOOR ON OV WU X5933I. ACCOMPLISHED LOW BLOW TEST PER JC 280005010, NO LEAKS, DOOR QUIET.