Service difficulty report · Hinge · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
August 11, 2011
Submitted
September 6, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N543UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
25698
Aircraft time
76,167 hours, 22,139 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Hinge
Part number
1704043
Condition
Broken
Location
Rt Wing Slide
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

RIGHT SIDE SLIDE SERVICE PANEL FOUND OPEN WHEN ACFT ARRIVED AT GATE. PANEL IS OFF WING ESCAPE SLIDE DISABLE PANEL FOR MAINT ONLY NO EFFECT ON PN SLIDE OPERATION, WILL OPS NORMAL. HINGE SPRINGS ARE BROKEN. REPLACED HINGE ASSY, OPS CHK OK.