Service difficulty report · Seal · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
March 26, 2013
Submitted
March 29, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N534UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
25129
Aircraft time
71,477 hours, 26,384 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Seal
Condition
Out Of Position
Location
R4 Door
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
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

THE 4R DOOR SEAL SQUEAL AT ALT AND DESCENT FWD TOP. INSPECTED DOOR 4R DOOR SEAL AND DOOR FRAME FROM INSIDE AND FROM LIFT TRUCK, FOUND INNER DOOR FRAME COSMETIC SEAL PULLED OUT OF ITS TRACK AND INTERFERING WITH DOOR PRESSURE SEAL AT FWD TOP SIDE, SUSPECT THIS WAS CAUSE OF SQUEAL AT CRUISE AND DESCENT, ALSO CHECKED PRESSURE SEAL AND MATING SURFACE CLEANED DOOR SEAL PRECAUTIONARY.