Service difficulty report · Door Frame · Boeing 727232

Difficulty date
September 3, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N402DA
Make and model
Boeing 727232
Aircraft serial
21146
Part
Door Frame
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 761
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

A CRACK WAS FOUND IN THE FOURTH FASTENER HOLE LOCATED ABOVE THE CABIN FLOOR LINE ON THE LT STA 761 OVERWING EXIT FRAME. THE HOLE WAS OVERSIZED TO 0.340 AND A HIGH FREQUENCY EDDY CURRENT INSPECTION SHOWED THAT THE CRACK NO LONGER EXISTED IN THE FASTENER HOLE. REPAIRED PER ERA 304129-14AD.