What was found
DURING C-CHECK, MAIN CARGO DOOR HINGE (UPPER FUSELAGE SIDE) IS CRACKED, 2ND LOBE FROM AFT. VERIFIED BY HFEC. REMOVED CRACKED UPPER HINGE IAW B-727 SRM 51-30-2. INSTALLED NEW HINGE FOR MCD IAW PEMCO DWG 52-487-1.
- Difficulty date
- April 17, 2002
- Submitted
- May 7, 2002
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N726DH
- Make and model
- Boeing 727228
- Aircraft serial
- 20409
- System (JASC)
- 5344 · Fuselage, Door Hinge
- Part
- Hinge
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Fuselage
- 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.