Service difficulty report · Threshold · Boeing 727227

Difficulty date
February 22, 2008
Submitted
February 22, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N486FE
Make and model
Boeing 727227
Aircraft serial
21489
Aircraft time
39,357 hours, 29,437 cycles
Part
Threshold
Part number
65239463
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

AFT ENTRY DOOR THRESHOLD HAS AREAS OF DAMAGE (BOTH BULLNOSE PIECES CRACKED) PARTS OF THRESHOLD SENT TO BE FABRICATED AND HEAT TREATED IN SHOP, 8130-3 TRACKING NR 2008-02-125 AND 126. HEAT TREATED TO T4 CONDITION. THRESHOLD RECEIVED FROM SHOP FABRICATED AND IN T4 CONDITION, N00731. LOCATED AND DRILLED FASTENER HOLES AND TREATED AND PRIMED THRESHOLD (1EA FX65-23946-4/FX69-24780-2) REF BOEING DWG 65-23946 AND/SRM 51-10-1, PG 12/SRM 51-10-2. THIS IS CLASSIFIED AS A MINOR REPAIR.