Service difficulty report · Stop Fitting · Boeing 727232

Difficulty date
April 30, 2008
Submitted
May 1, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N498FE
Make and model
Boeing 727232
Aircraft serial
20867
Aircraft time
56,536 hours, 46,536 cycles
Part
Stop Fitting
Part number
6557768U6
Condition
Gouged
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

AFT LOWER NR 3 CARGO DOOR FORWARD FRAME LOWER STOP FITTING GOUGED. DOOR REMOVED REF AMM 52-35-071-4, LWR FORWARD FITTING REMOVED AND INSTALLED REF SRM 51-30-02. DOOR INSTALLED REF AMM 52-35-071, ADJUSTED STOPS. THIS IS CLASSIFIED AS A MAJOR REPAIR.