Service difficulty report · Doubler · Boeing 727232

Difficulty date
December 12, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N476DA
Make and model
Boeing 727232
Aircraft serial
20753
Part
Doubler
Part number
65562312
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 373
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

FUSELAGE, FWD GALLEY DOOR SURROUND DOUBLER, UPPER HINGE: REPAIR FOR CRACK AT HINGE CUTOUT. THE FWD GALLEY DOOR SURROUND DOUBLER WAS FOUND WITH A 1.8 CRACK AT THE UPPER HINGE CUTOUT. THE CRACK WAS STOP DRILLED AND A DOUBLER REPAIR INSTALLED PER BOEING S/B 727-53-0136 AND DOCUMENTED PER ER/A 363425-14.