Service difficulty report · Door Frame · Boeing 727232

Difficulty date
April 2, 2001
Submitted
April 17, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N528DA
Make and model
Boeing 727232
Aircraft serial
21702
Aircraft time
62,251 hours, 46,627 cycles
Part
Door Frame
Part number
65561001
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

INSPECTION OF THE C1 DOOR OPENING FWD FRAME AT FS 560 PER AD 99-23-13 REVEALED 3 CRACKS IN THE WEB (1 BELOW THE NR 4 STOP AND 2 BELOW THE NR 1 STOP). THE WEB WAS CUT AT THE NR 6 STOP AND THE UPPER SECTION WITH THE CRACKS REMOVED. WEB REMOVAL REVEALED SEVERAL CORRODED FASTENER HOLES IN THE INNER CHORD WHICH WAS THEN CUT TO REMOVE THE DAMAGED SECTION. NEW SECTIONS OF WEB AND CHORD WERE SPLICED PER SRM 51-40.