Service difficulty report · Hinge · Boeing 72730C

Difficulty date
June 17, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N702DH
Make and model
Boeing 72730C
Aircraft serial
19793
Part
Hinge
Condition
Cracked
Location
Rt Mlg Door
Stage of operation
IN
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

C CHECK, R MLG FUSELAGE DOOR FORWARD HINGE (MOUNTED TO KEEL BEAM) IS CRACKED AT FORWARD LOBE AFT CORNER. CRACK IS CONFIRMED BY NDT (MARKED). REMOVED AND REPLACED ON RT MLG FUS DOOR FWD HINGE AS PER B727 CHAP 51-30-2. N/R 7016.

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