Service difficulty report · Bearing · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
January 10, 2011
Submitted
January 26, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N576UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
26690
Aircraft time
62,443 hours, 22,168 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Bearing
Condition
Worn
Location
L1 Door
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

L1 DOOR UPPER HINGE AND BODY TORQUE TUBE BEARINGS ARE WORN MAKING DOOR HARD TO CLOSE. DOOR WILL STILL OPEN AND CLOSE MORE THAN NORMAL FORCE NEEDED TO BE USED. DOOR UPPER LATCHING CAM PLATES AND ROLLERS DAMAGED. REPLACED LATCH CAM AND UPPER FWD ROLLER BEARING PER IPC AND RIGGED. DOOR UPPER LATCH AND ROLLER'S GALLED. FOUND BODY TORQUE TUBE UPPER HINGE LINK ASSEMBLY AND BEARINGS WORN AND UPPER DOOR HINGE ARM TO HINGE LINK WORN. CAUSING UPPER SECTION OF DOOR TO HANG INBOARD PREVENTING UPPER LATCH ROLLERS FROM ENGAGING PROPERLY. UPPER ROLLER AND UPPER LATCH WAS REPLACED AND RIGGED.