Service difficulty report · Door Frame · Boeing 727233

Difficulty date
October 17, 2007
Submitted
October 17, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N218FE
Make and model
Boeing 727233
Aircraft serial
21101
Aircraft time
56,903 hours, 31,739 cycles
Part
Door Frame
Part number
507978113
Condition
Corroded
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

RT AFT OVERWING DOOR FRAME EXTERIOR SURFACE IS CORRODED ALONG PRESSURE SEAL ATTACH ANGLE AT 5:00 TO 8:00, POS AS VIEWED FROM OUTSIDE. REMOVED CORROSION FROM FRAME SURFACE REF SRM 51-10-1 PG 14-16. MEASURED THICKNESS REF. 727 NDT MAN. PT. 4, 51-00-00. FIG 2, ORIGINAL "T" .040", REMANING "T" .036" IN DEEPEST LOCATION. REMOVED .004" MATERIAL LOSS WITHIN LIMITS REF SRM 52-00-2 PG 3, NOTE A TOOL NR 22-029 CAL DUE 9-28-08. TREATED AND PRIMED, REF SRM 51-10-2. LEVEL 1 CORROSION. THIS IS CLASSIFIED AS A MINOR REPAIR.