Service difficulty report · Bearing · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
May 27, 2012
Submitted
July 10, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N564UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
26666
Aircraft time
64,668 hours, 23,889 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Bearing
Condition
Worn
Location
Ram Air Door
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

VIBRATION AND HUM IN FLIGHT AT ROWS 10, 11, AND 21. ROWS 11, 22 AND 28 THE NOISE SEEMS TO BE GETTING LOUDER. EARLIER IN DESCENT THE NOISE WAS LESS BUT VIBRATION STILL THE SAME IN ROWS 11, 22 AND 28. FOUND RIGHT RAM AIR HEAT SINK OUTLET DOOR HINGES WORN WITH A LOT OF PLAY. FOUND BEARING WORN. REPLACED WORN PARTS. ACCOMPLISHED RAM AIR SYSTEM TEST. OPS AND INDICATION CHECKED OK. REPLACED RIGHT RAM AIR EXHAUST DOOR ARM ASSY, LINK ASSY AND BEARING DUE TO WEAR. ACCOMPLISHED RAM AIR SYSTEM TEST. CHECKED NORMAL.