Service difficulty report · Door Frame · Boeing 727277

Difficulty date
December 29, 2006
Submitted
January 2, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N243FE
Make and model
Boeing 727277
Aircraft serial
21480
Aircraft time
44,524 hours, 34,731 cycles
Part
Door Frame
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.

What was found

LT AFT SERVICE DOOR FWD FRAME IS CRACKED AT CUTOUT FOR GUIDE ARM, AT INBD LOWER CORNER. INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER REF EA NR I060464, FED EX EA NR 7-5210-105271. CLASSIFIED AS A MAJOR REPAIR.