Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 727225

Difficulty date
June 21, 2006
Submitted
June 29, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N743DH
Make and model
Boeing 727225
Aircraft serial
22438
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
L1 Door
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

L1 DOOR HINGE UPPER CUTOUT BS306 HAS 1 INCH CRACK EXTENDING FWD FROM RADIUS. TRIM-OUT DAMAGE AREA DIM. 1X 1.250 IAW SB727-53-A0198 REV 2 VERIFIED CRACK REMOVAL WITH HFEC IAW B727 NDT M PT6 51-00-00 FIG 23. FABBED DOUBLER MAT USED 301 1/2 HD .063 PO 9001442 DIM 16X 6, FILLER MAT USED 7075 T6 .080 PO 5070593 DIM 6.5X 6.750 & 1X 1.5 IAW SB727-53-A0198 REV 2 AND SRM 51-30-8 FIG 2. TREATED & PRIMED DOUBLER FILLER & AREA IAW B727 SRM 51-10-2. INSTALLED COUNTERSINK REPAIR WASHER IAW B727 SRM 51-30-8 FIG 2, INSTALLED DOUBLER REPAIR, FILLER AT L1 DOOR HINGE UPPER CUTOUT BS306 IAW SB727-53-A0198 REV 2 AND SRM 51-30-3 FIG 2.