Service difficulty report · Hinge · Boeing 7272B7

Difficulty date
June 27, 2006
Submitted
July 17, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N762AT
Make and model
Boeing 7272B7
Aircraft serial
22162
Aircraft time
62,000 hours, 34,469 cycles
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.

What was found

L1 DOOR CUTOUT, UPPER HINGE HAS EVIDENCE CRACK. NDT CONFIRMED CRACK IS ABOUT 1 INCH LONG, MARKED END OF CRACK 727 NDT PART 6, 51-00-00 FIG 23. OPENED AREA INTERIOR PANELS AT LT STA 259 FOR ACCESS. CUTOUT DAMAGED SECTION 1.75 X 1.5 INCH AT L1 DOOR UPPER HINGE SKIN AS PER B727 SB727-53A0198. FABRICATED DOUBLER 301 1/2HD .063 PO 9001442 16.125 X 6 INCHES AS PER B727 SB53A0198. CADMUIM PLATED DOUBLER, FABRICATED FILLER 7075T6 .080 1.5 X 1.5 INCH PO 5070593. FILLER .080 7 X 6.75 PO 5070593. TREATED & PRIMED DOUBLER AND FILLERS. INSTALLED DOUBLER & FILLER AT FWD ENTRY L1 DOOR UPPER HINGE CUTOUT SKIN. INSTALLED PANELS PREVIOUSLY REMOVED FOR ACCESS AT STA 259 LT INTERIOR.

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