Service difficulty report · Doubler · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
December 24, 2012
Submitted
January 28, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N555UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
26647
Aircraft time
72,830 hours, 21,480 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Doubler
Condition
Cracked
Location
L2 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

FOUND DURING ACK,SMC7-MED2L UPPER HINGE LINK STRIKING DOUBLER ON DOOR FRAME HINGE CUTOUT. PART OF THE UPPER HINGE LINK MECHANISM IS STRIKING THE DOUBLER ON THE FWD INSIDE PORTION OF DOOR 2L MARKED WITH AMM, CAUSING A CRACK ABOUT 7-32NDS INTO THE EDGE. DOUBLER INSTALLED.