Service difficulty report · Hinge · Boeing 727224

Difficulty date
August 31, 2007
Submitted
September 19, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N746DH
Make and model
Boeing 727224
Aircraft serial
22252
Aircraft time
58,964 hours, 32,723 cycles
Part
Hinge
Part number
MS20001167200
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 640
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

EXTERNAL FUSELAGE BODY STATION 640 WL 299 MCD FUSELAGE SIDE AFT MOST HINGE SEGMENT AFT LOBE IS CRACKED. REMOVED AFT SECTION OF MCD HINGE IAW B727 SRM 51-30-2. FABRICATED NEW HINGE FROM MS20001-16-7200 PO NR 9002527 DIMENSION 17 7/8" BY 4 1/4" IAW AEI BOEING 727-200 FREIGHTER M/M CHAPTER 52 FIG 52 01B PAGE 18. ALODINE AND PRIMED IAW B727 SRM 51-10-2. INSTALLED NEW HINGE AT MCD BODY STATION 640 WL 299 IAW AEI BOEING 727-200 FREIGHTER M/M CHAPTER 52 FIG 52 01B. OPS/CHECK GOOD IAW B727-200 FREIGHTER MM CHAPTER 52.