Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 727232

Difficulty date
April 5, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N498DA
Make and model
Boeing 727232
Aircraft serial
21142
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
R2 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

AT MID-VISIT, THE R2 DOOR UPPER HINGE ARM CUTOUT WAS FOUND TO BE CRACKED. THE DAMAGE WAS ROUTED OUT AND A DOUBLER PREPARED AND INSTALLED PER SRM 52-40-2.