Service difficulty report · Door Frame · Boeing 727232

Difficulty date
June 26, 2000
Submitted
July 7, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N546DA
Make and model
Boeing 727232
Aircraft serial
22677
Aircraft time
54,981 hours, 40,357 cycles
Part
Door Frame
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

THE RT FRAME OF THE AFT ENTRY DOOR AT FS 1183 HAD A FASTENER HOLE IN THE WEB THAT INDICATED A CRACK DURING INSPECTION PER SERVICE BULLETIN INSPECTION. THE HOLE WAS OVERSIZED TO .688 AND THE PERVENTITIVE MOD WAS INSTALLED PER S/B 727-53-0210 IN ACCORDANCE WITH AD 99-18-05. THE DAMAGE WAS FOUND AT MV.