Service difficulty report · Bearing · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
July 19, 2012
Submitted
July 30, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N590UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
28708
Aircraft time
57,747 hours, 16,161 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Bearing
Condition
Migrated
Location
Pax Door
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

FWD ENTRY DOOR DIFFICULT TO CLOSE. DOOR HAD MIGRATED DOWN. UPPER HINGE ARM BEARING MIGRATED DOWN AND BOLT FOR BEARING GOUGING UPPER HINGE ARM CUTOUT. REMOVED DR 2L. REPLACED UPPER AND LOWER TOWER SHAFT HINGE LINK BEARING PER MM, INSTALLED DOOR 2L.