Service difficulty report · Hinge · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
July 15, 2012
Submitted
August 24, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N574UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
26686
Aircraft time
64,343 hours, 23,707 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Hinge
Condition
Broken
Location
Rt Ovrwng Slide
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 OVERWING ESCAPE SLIDE INSPECTION DOOR HAS BROKEN HINGE ON UPPER SIDE OF DOOR. DOOR LOCATED ON WING TO BODY FAIRING AT TRAILING EDGE OF WING. REPLACED BROKEN DOOR HINGE.