- Difficulty date
- May 12, 2006
- Submitted
- June 27, 2006
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N754DH
- Make and model
- Boeing 727223
- Aircraft serial
- 22008
- Aircraft time
- 61,652 hours, 30,725 cycles
- Part
- Hinge
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Mid Cargo 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
MCD UPPER AFT HINGE CORNER (FUSELAGE SIDE) CRACKED. REMOVED & INSTALLED MCD UPPER AFT HINGE (FUSELAGE SIDE) IAW AEI B727 FREIGHTER MM CH 52 FIG 5201 REV LEVEL -F- DATED 1/22/2001 PG 15. LEAK CHECK OF MCD HINGE CHECK GOOD IAW B727 MM 21-31-0 & MM 05-51-74 PG 201.