Service difficulty report · Threshold · Boeing 7272S7

Difficulty date
June 21, 2007
Submitted
June 27, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N685CA
Make and model
Boeing 7272S7
Aircraft serial
22492
Part
Threshold
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

FLIGHT ATTENDANTS REPORTED VIBRATION IN FLOOR IN FRONT OF AFT ENTRY DOOR AND GRINDING NOISE. ON DESCENT PULLED POWER LEVERS TO IDLE CABIN STARTED TO CLIMB AND NOISE AND VIBRATION WENT AWAY, WHEN POWER LEVERS ADVANCED CABIN DESCENDED AND VIBRATION AND NOISE RETURNED INSPECTED AREA, FOUND CRACKED THRESHOLD. REMOVED AND REPLACED THRESHOLD AS PER SRM 51-10-1.

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