What was found
MAIN CARGO DOOR UPPER FORWARD CORNER CHANNEL WITH CRACK FOUND WHEN PERFORM OPEN HOLE INSPECTION PER ASTAR TASK CARD EC-00297-001. REPLACED UPPER FORWARD CHANNEL ON MAIN CARGO DOOR DUE TO CRACK IAW B727 SRM 51-10-1 PARA 7A.
- Difficulty date
- November 14, 2008
- Submitted
- March 10, 2009
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N743DH
- Make and model
- Boeing 727225
- Aircraft serial
- 22438
- Aircraft time
- 41,025 hours, 27,594 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5230 · Cargo/Baggage Doors
- Part
- Channel
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Zone 800
- 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.