Service difficulty report · Door · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
September 25, 2011
Submitted
October 20, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N557UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
26653
Aircraft time
68,124 hours, 20,500 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Door
Condition
Damaged
Location
R1
Stage of operation
CR
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

PASSENGER ENTRY-SERVICE DOOR R1 FWD NOISE FROM AIR LEAK.FOUND PREVIOUS REPAIR COMPLETELY BLOWN OUT (SEALANT NOT CURED). CLEANED AREA AND REAPPLIED SEALANT. AFTER PRESSURE CHECKED DOOR. STILL LEAKS. CHECKED DOOR STOPS. ALL GOOD. REMOVED REN FROM FWD AND AFT LOWER CORNERS AND REAPPLY. SMOOTH OUT APPLIED REN. PRESSUIZED TO 4 PSI. NO LEAKS HEARD FROM CABIN.