Service difficulty report · Door · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
February 27, 2012
Submitted
March 28, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N546UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
25367
Aircraft time
75,543 hours, 22,006 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Door
Condition
Damaged
Location
Nlg
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

NOSE GEAR DOORS DAMAGED BY LIGHTNING EXIT PATH. ACCOMPLISHED TEMP REPAIR PER ECRA#5280-01480. APPLIED TWO LAYERS OF SPEED TAPE OVER DAMAGED AREAS, MUST HAVE PERMANENT REPAIR NO LATER THEN PTC22009. NO DAMAGE TO HINGE AREA OR ATTACHING FASTENERS. REINSTALLED RIGHT HAND GEAR DOOR PER MM. OPS CHECK OKAY.