Service difficulty report · Door Frame · Boeing 727225

Difficulty date
December 3, 2003
Submitted
December 19, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N742DH
Make and model
Boeing 727225
Aircraft serial
21290
Aircraft time
57,477 hours, 36,433 cycles
Part
Door Frame
Condition
Corroded
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.

What was found

DURING C-CHECK AT FLIGHTSTAR AIRCRAFT SERVICES IN JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA DISCREPANCY AS FOLLOWS, N/R 60776 C-2 DOOR CUT OUT AFT FRAME STA 990, INNER CHORD LOWER SURFACE HAS HEAVY CORROSION BETWEEN STR 25R-26R. CORROSION ON AFT FRAME ON C2 DOOR CUT OUT FOUND OUT OF LIMITS IAW B-727 SRM 53-10-1 FIG 1. CUT OUT DAMAGED AREA 2.5 X 1 INCH AND FABRICATED ONE FILLER SAME DIMENSIONS AND ONE DOUBLER IAW B-727 SRM 53-10-2 FIG 6 AND 51-40-3. ALODINED AND PRIMED PARTS IAW B-727 SRM 51-10-2. INSTALLED REPAIR AT C-2 DOOR CUTOUT AFT FRAME UPPER DOOR IAW B-727 SRM 51-40-3.