Service difficulty report · Hinge · Boeing 727247

Difficulty date
December 8, 2007
Submitted
March 5, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N793DH
Make and model
Boeing 727247
Aircraft serial
21393
Aircraft time
66,799 hours, 39,978 cycles
Part
Hinge
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 640 S4l
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

MAIN CARGO DOOR AFT HINGE APPEARS TO BE CRACKED, BS 640 STRINGER 4L. HFEC VERIFIED CRACK IAW B-727 NDTM PT 6-51-00-00 FIGURE 23. REMOVED AT MAIN CARGO DOOR AFT HINGE BS 640 STRINGER 4L AS REQUIRED IAW AEI BOEING 727-200 FREIGHTER M/M FIGURE 5201B REV G. FABRICATED AFT SECTION OF HINGE MATERIAL USED MS21001-16-7200 PO NR 9002527 DIMENSION 17.5 INCHES LONG IAW AEI BOEING 727-200 FREIGHTER M/M FIGURE 5201B REV G. TREATED AND PRIMED IAW B-727 SRM 51-10-2. INSTALLED NEW HINGE SEGMENT IAW AEI BOEING B-727 M/M FIGURE 5201 B REV G. OPS CHECK GOOD IAW AEI M/M CHAPTER 52 REV G.