Service difficulty report · Mechanism · Boeing 727227

Difficulty date
December 7, 2011
Submitted
January 4, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N479FE
Make and model
Boeing 727227
Aircraft serial
21461
Aircraft time
45,411 hours, 29,628 cycles
Part
Mechanism
Condition
Damaged
Location
Pax Door
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

FWD DOOR ENTRY SEAL DID NOT APPEAR TO SEAL UNTIL PASSING 6000 ALT. FWD ENTRY DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN ON LDL. CREW REPORTED THAT DOOR WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO CLOSE LEAVING LAST STATION AND THAT IT MADE SOME POPPING NOISES WHILE CLIMBING. UPON CREW DEBRIEF DOOR WOULD NOT BUDGE AND NOTICED THAT DOOR IS NOT FAIRED BY AT LEAST 1 INCH AT THE TOP SIDE. PUT HOT AIR TO IT FOR QUITE A WHILE STILL NO HELP. DOOR APPEARS TO HAVE SOMETHING VERY BOUND UP OR A MECHANISIM IS BROKEN. DAYLIGHT CAN BE SEEN AT TOP AND AFT SIDE OF DOOR. HANDLE DOESN'T GIVE AT ALL WITH A MECHANIC INSIDE TURNING HANDLE AND A MECHANIC TURNING THE HANDLE ON THE OUTSIDE.