Service difficulty report · Stop Fitting · Boeing 727223

Difficulty date
August 25, 2009
Submitted
August 25, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Filed by
ABXR001A
Airborne Maintenance & Engineering Services Inc
Aircraft
N899AA
Make and model
Boeing 727223
Aircraft serial
22015
Aircraft time
61,510 hours, 34,075 cycles
Part
Stop Fitting
Part number
65512769
Condition
Cracked
Location
L1 Door
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

AFTER A POST C-CHECK TEST FLIGHT A CRACK WAS VISUALLY DISCOVERED ON THE L1 DOOR STOP IN UPPER AFT CORNER. THE CRACKED DOOR STOP FITTING WAS REMOVED, THE NEW STOP POSITION, DRILLED AND INSTALLED. THE STOP WAS ADJUSTED TO THE AMM. THE PRESSURIZATION LEAK CHECK WAS SATISFACTORY. ITEM WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.