What was found
FWD CARGO DOOR SCUFF PLATE DAMAGED. ON ARRIVAL RAMP NOTIFIED MAINTENANCE THAT THERE WAS SHEET METAL BENT ON LOWER PORTION OF FWD CARGO DOOR. BENT SECTION IS THE LOWER THRESHOLD SILL AFT CORNER.
- Difficulty date
- July 16, 2012
- Submitted
- August 24, 2012
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N515UA
- Make and model
- Boeing 757222
- Aircraft serial
- 24840
- Aircraft time
- 71,810 hours, 26,862 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa PW2037
- System (JASC)
- 5320 · Fuselage Miscellaneous Structure
- Part
- Scuff Plate
- Part number
- 143N66062
- Condition
- Bent
- Location
- Cargo Doorway
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.