- Difficulty date
- February 8, 2007
- Submitted
- February 9, 2007
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Make and model
- Boeing 727233
- Aircraft serial
- 22621
- Aircraft time
- 39,602 hours, 24,965 cycles
- Part
- Angle
- Part number
- 507978
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Zone 800
- 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
RT FWD O/W EMERGENCY EXIT HATCH SEAL ANGLE UPPER FORWARD CORNER 3 EACH HOLES ARE CRACKED OUT. REMOVED AND REPLACED 1 ANGLE. REMOVED, FABRICATED, HEAT TREATED AND PRIMED 1 ANGLE. REF SRM 51-30-2 PGS 1-7. REPAIR CLASSIFIED AS MAJOR. REF SRM 51-10-2 PAGE 2. INSTALLED FABRICATED ANGLE REF SRM 51-30-2 PAGE 2, 50-7978-24 AND -26.