Service difficulty report · Seal · Boeing 747451

Difficulty date
February 8, 2013
Submitted
February 28, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N105UA
Make and model
Boeing 747451
Aircraft serial
26473
Aircraft time
76,475 hours, 8,987 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4056
Part
Seal
Condition
Damaged
Location
L2 Door
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

L2 DOOR HAS A LOUD PRESSURE SQUEAL. DURING PRESSURIZATION CHECK FOUND FOUR SMALL LEAKS ON L2 DOOR. APPLIED SEALANT. DOOR SEAL HAS CHUNK MISSING IN UPPER FWD CORNER. PRESSURIZED AIRCRAFT TO 3.7, NO LEAKS NOTED,