What was found
TUL - FORWARD ENTRY DOOR UPPER HINGE CUT-OUT CRACKED. VERIFIED WITH HFEC (MARKED) EXTERNAL. ROUTED OUT CRACK AND INSTALLED DOUBLER AND FILLERS IAW SB 727-53-0198, FIG 4. TST: 43,979 HOURS. CYCLES, 23,058. (X)
- Difficulty date
- July 21, 1997
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N709AA
- Make and model
- Boeing 727223
- Aircraft serial
- 22466
- System (JASC)
- 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Pax Doorway
- Stage of operation
- IN
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.