Service difficulty report · Retainer · Boeing 727227

Difficulty date
October 6, 2008
Submitted
October 10, 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
65C80678107
Condition
Cracked
Location
Emergency Exit
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

RIGHT FWD EMERGENCY EXIT HATCH, SEAL RETAINER ON DOOR, HOLE CRACKED OUT, LOWER AFT CORNER DRILLED AND INSTALLED NEW SEAL RETAINER ON RT FWD EMERGENCY EXIT HATCH ON LOWER CORNERS. REF SRM 51-30-2, PAINTED SEAL RETAINER REF MM 51-20-000-7 THIS IS CLASSIFIED AS A MINOR REPAIR.