Service difficulty report · Door · Boeing 747422

Difficulty date
June 30, 2012
Submitted
August 9, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N127UA
Make and model
Boeing 747422
Aircraft serial
28813
Aircraft time
51,521 hours, 6,072 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4056
Part
Door
Condition
Damaged
Location
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

RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR WING DOOR (DOOR ON LANDING GEAR) LOWER AFT EDGE IS HITTING DOOR SEAL AND SEAL RETAINER ON WING TO BODY FAIRING. DOOR LOWER AFT EDGE HAS SLIGHT DAMAGE. SEAL AND SEAL RETAINER ON WING TO BODY FAIRING HAVE BEEN SHEARED OFF AND ARE MISSING. REPLACED SEAL AND SEAL RETAINER ON WING TO BODY FAIRING, WILL REQUIRE CLEARANCE CHECK AFTER MLG STRUT DOOR FAIRING IS REPAIRED, REF SMC7.