Service difficulty report · Door · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
April 18, 2012
Submitted
May 24, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N550UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
25398
Aircraft time
76,867 hours, 22,312 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Door
Condition
Delaminated
Location
Lt Mlg
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

LEFT MLG STRUT ATTACHED LOWER DOOR, FWD OUTBOARD LOWER EDGE IS DELAMINATED 10 INCHES LONG VERTICAL AND 2 INCHES LONG HORIZONTAL ALONG LOWER EDGE, SKIN IS SPLIT ALONG EDGE. ACCOMPLISHED TAP TEST OF DELAMINATION, CLEANED AREA APPLIED TAPE IAW ECRA 5280-01485. REMOVED LT STRUT DOOR AND REPAIRED.