Service difficulty report · Hinge · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
March 20, 2012
Submitted
April 20, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N539UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
25223
Aircraft time
68,062 hours, 25,028 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Hinge
Condition
Leaking
Location
L2 Door
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
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

DOOR 2L DID NOT STOP PRESSURE SQUEAL UNTIL ABOVE 10,000 FT. PRESSURIZED AC, FOUND LEAK AT DOOR 2L UPPER HINGE. APPLIED REN AT 0500 TO UPPER HINGE AREA. NEED TO SAND AND REPRESSURIZE. SANDED AND PRESSURIZED TWICE TO 4.0 AND 3.0, LEAK STOPPED AT 1.25PSI. OP CHKS GOOD.