Service difficulty report · Door Frame · Boeing 727200

Difficulty date
February 21, 2003
Submitted
February 28, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N740DH
Make and model
Boeing 727200
Aircraft serial
21930
Aircraft time
35,857 cycles
Part
Door Frame
Condition
Corroded
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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

AFT CARGO COMPT, C-2 DOOR LOWER CUTOUT UPPER DOOR FRAME IS CORRODED AROUND NUT PLATES ON INBOARD FLANGE LOWER SURFACE BETWEEN STA 950E-990 STR 27R. REMOVED NUT PLATES FROM UPPER DOOR FRAME I/B SIDE FOR CORROSION REMOVAL IAW SRM 51-10-2. REMOVED CORROSION FROM UPPER DOOR FRAME IAW SRM 51-10-6 WITH A MATERIAL LOSS OF OVER 50 PERCENT AND IS OUT OF LIMITS IAW SRM 53-10-1 FIG 1. FABRICATED NEW UPPER DOOR FRAME DIMENSIONS 94 INCHES X 2 INCHES USING 60-20317 PO 3017135 IAW SRM 53-10-2 FIG 5. ALODINED AND PRIMED NEW PIECE IAW SRM 51-10-2 AND INSTALLED UPPER DOOR FRAME IAW SRM 51-30-2. INSTALLED NUT PLATES ON UPPER DOOR FRAME IAW SRM 51-30-2.

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