Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 727233

Difficulty date
August 25, 2007
Submitted
August 27, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N286FE
Make and model
Boeing 727233
Aircraft serial
22623
Aircraft time
39,187 hours, 24,651 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
651786331
Condition
Cracked
Location
Zone 200
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

FWD ENTRY DOOR CUTOUT, LOWER HINGE REPAIR, 3 HOLES ARE CRACKED. NEED ENGINEERING EVALUATION PER WIC 53308429 ITEM 5. HOLES CIRCLE IN BLACK, ALSO ON NR00077 LT FUSELAGE SKIN IS CRACKED OUT OF THE MAIN ENTRY DOOR CUTOUT LWR HINGE CUTOUT. REPAIR OF LOWER HINGE CUTOUT ACCOMPLISHED ON EO NR 7-5330-7-2345 P2. BOTH DISCREPANCIES NR00077 AND NN00500 ARE REPAIRED ON THIS EO.