What was found
DURING A HEAVY MX INSP EVENT, MAIN CARGO DOOR CUT OUT AFT LWR STRUCTURE WAS DISCOVERED CRACKED AND GOUGED. REMOVED, FABRICATED AND REINSTALLED SCUFF PLATES. ITEM RETURNED TO SERVICE.
- Difficulty date
- October 2, 2009
- Submitted
- October 2, 2009
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Filed by
- ABXR001A
Airborne Maintenance & Engineering Services Inc - Aircraft
- N898AA
- Make and model
- Boeing 727223
- Aircraft serial
- 22014
- Aircraft time
- 61,103 hours, 34,747 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5320 · Fuselage Miscellaneous Structure
- Part
- Scuff Plate
- Part number
- AE236113AE234011
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Zone 100
- 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.