# SDR 97ZZZX4009

- Type: Service difficulty report (as reported; unverified)
- Difficulty date: July 2, 1997
- Submitted: March 26, 2000
- Operation: General aviation
- Make and model: Boeing 727
- Registry model: [Boeing 727](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727) (OpenAirDocs)
- System (JASC): [5230 · Cargo/Baggage Doors](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/5230)
- Part: Piston
- Part number: C54667EA205
- Condition: Rod Separated
- Location: Cargo Door Act
- Component: 54C54667E01
- Stage of operation: IN
- Nature of condition: O
- Precautionary procedure: K
- FAA source: FAA Service Difficulty Reporting System (https://sdrs.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97ZZZX4009

## Discrepancy

PISTON ROD SEPARATED FROM PISTON BODY DURING PRE-DISASSEMBLY PROOF PRESSURE TEST.  SUSPECT CAUSE:  METAL FATIGUE AT CHROME RUN-OUT, BASE OF PISTON ROD.

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