What was found
FWD ENTRY DOOR, UPPER FRAME UPPER SURFACE IS GOUGED WHERE 3 BRACKETS WERE IMPROPERLY REMOVED AND REMAINS OF BRACKETS ARE STILL UNDER HILOCK HEADS. REMOVED AND REPLACED UPPER FRAME PER SRM 51-30-2.
- Difficulty date
- July 22, 2005
- Submitted
- July 26, 2005
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N489FE
- Make and model
- Boeing 727200
- Aircraft serial
- 21492
- Aircraft time
- 39,028 hours, 24,975 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5310 · Fuselage Main, Structure
- Part
- Door Frame
- Condition
- Gouged
- Location
- Fuselage
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.