Service difficulty report · Door Frame · Boeing 727232

Difficulty date
November 11, 2001
Submitted
November 29, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N543DA
Make and model
Boeing 727232
Aircraft serial
22392
Aircraft time
60,295 hours, 44,638 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 FWD FRAME OF THE C1 DOOR OPENING AT FS 560 WAS FOUND WITH TWO WEB CRACKS AT EXISTING FASTENER LOCATIONS BELOW THE UPPER DOOR SILL. THE CRACKS ARE TYPICAL OF BAC S/B 727-53-0219 AND AD 99-23-13. THE CRACKS WERE CUT OUT OF THE WEB AND REPAIRED WITH A TITANIUM DOUBLER INSTALLED PER ER/A 382085-14AD, REV C.