Service difficulty report · Threshold · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
December 26, 2011
Submitted
January 20, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N543UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
25698
Aircraft time
77,511 hours, 22,543 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Threshold
Condition
Damaged
Location
Cargo Doorway
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

CARGO DOOR SCUFF PLATE HAS DENT AND CRACK BETWEEN THE 5TH AND 6TH SCREW ATTACHMENT FROM FRONT OF AIRCRAFT AT TOP OF SCUFF PLATE. DENT IS 1. BY .50 WITH A CRACK IN THE DIAMETER OF THE DENT MEASURING .75 INCHES LONG. THRESHOLD REMOVED. TRANSFERRED ALL HOLES FROM OLD THRESHOLD TO NEW THRESHOLD, REPLACED THRESHOLD.