Service difficulty report · Retainer · Boeing 727227

Difficulty date
September 29, 2008
Submitted
September 30, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N485FE
Make and model
Boeing 727227
Aircraft serial
21488
Aircraft time
41,780 hours, 28,484 cycles
Part
Retainer
Part number
50797849
Condition
Cracked
Location
Door Seal
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

LT FWD EMERGENCY EXIT HATCH, SEAL RETAINER ON DOOR HAS SEVERAL HOLES CRACKED OUT. REPLACED AFT ATTACH ANGLE. FABRICATED ATTACH ANGLE REF: DWG NR 50-07978. TREATED, PRIMED AND PAINTED REF:SRM 51-10-2 PG 1-10 AND MM 51-20-151-7 PG 1. INSTALLED REF SRM 51-30-2 PG 1. THIS IS CLASSIFIED AS A MINOR REPAIR.