Service difficulty report · Seal · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
July 27, 2011
Submitted
August 19, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N772UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
26930
Aircraft time
63,858 hours, 11,643 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4077
Part
Seal
Condition
Leaking
Location
L1 Door
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

DOOR 1L WHISTLING. LHRMM ON AC PULLING UP OLD SCUFFPLATE. TRIMMED EXCESS SEALANT IN DOOR SILL AREA, CLEANED AND LUBED SEAL. NO OTHER DEFECTS NOTED. REPLACED 1L DOOR SCUFF PLATE AS PER MM. PRESSURE RUN TO BE ACP AFTER FITTING OF DOOR SCUFF PLATE. RUN ACCOMPLISHED AS PER MM. RUN RESULTS WELL WITHIN THE SATISFACTORY ZONE. NO LEAKS OR WHISTLES NOTED DURING LEAKAGE RATE ANALYSIS.