What was found
AFTER REMOVING MAIN CARGO DOOR FWD UPPER SILL, FOUND EXISTING OPEN HOLES WITH SHORT SPACING AT STA'S 480, 490, 500 AND 520. DAMAGE REPAIR DOCUMENTED.
- Difficulty date
- January 23, 2010
- Submitted
- January 28, 2010
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N489FE
- Make and model
- Boeing 727227
- Aircraft serial
- 21492
- Aircraft time
- 42,631 hours, 27,705 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5310 · Fuselage Main, Structure
- Part
- Beam
- Condition
- Damaged
- Location
- Bs 480-520
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.