Service difficulty report · Pan · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
September 16, 2012
Submitted
September 20, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N554UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
26644
Aircraft time
71,947 hours, 21,462 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Pan
Condition
Gouged
Location
L1 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

DOOR 1L PASSENGER DOOR EXTERIOR HANDLE PRESSURE PAN IS GOUGED MIN THICKNESS IS .032 PAN HAS A DEEP GOUGE MEASURING .030 DEEP ALSO HANDLE ROTATES COMPLETELY AROUND DOOR VERY HARD TO CLOSE FROM OUTSIDE CAN CLOSE FROM INSIDE THE AIRCRAFT BUT NOT FROM THE OUTSIDE. SRM 52-10-10 SHOWS DOOR PAN .063 THICK 2024 T3. GOUGE DEPTH MEAS .032 INCH DEEP. REPLACED HANDLE BOX ASSY PER CMM, REPLACED HANDLE PAN ASSY PER SRM 51-40-2 AND RECONNECTED LATCHING PUSH RODS AND YOKE CLEVIS.