Service difficulty report · Door Frame · Boeing 727243

Difficulty date
October 3, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N579PE
Make and model
Boeing 727243
Aircraft serial
21662
Part
Door Frame
Condition
Cracked
Location
Aft Entry Dr
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.

What was found

INSPECTION FOUND A HOLE AND CRACKS IN AFT ENTRY DOOR FRAME ON LT SIDE, 31 INCHES UP FROM FLOOR. THE DAMAGED AREA WAS CUT OUT, AN ANGLE REPAIR WAS INSTALLED IAW SRM 51-40-3.