What was found
DURING ROUTINE INSPECTION, FUSELAGE SKIN FOUND CRACKED AT FWD ENTRY DOOR LOWER HINGE CUTOUT APPROX 0.4 INCH. REMOVED AND REPLACED PER IAW FEDEX EO 7-5330-7-2345.
- Difficulty date
- May 16, 2000
- Submitted
- May 18, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N480FE
- Make and model
- Boeing 727227
- Aircraft serial
- 21462
- Aircraft time
- 36,300 hours, 22,737 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Fuselage
- 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.