Service difficulty report · Hinge Fitting · Boeing 727227

Difficulty date
April 20, 2012
Submitted
April 27, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N481FE
Make and model
Boeing 727227
Aircraft serial
21463
Aircraft time
46,155 hours, 29,864 cycles
Part
Hinge Fitting
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
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.

What was found

EXTERIOR FUSELAGE AFT MOST FUSELAGE MOUNTED MAIN CARGO DOOR HINGE SEGMENT HAS CORNER CRACKED SECOND LUG FWD OF AFT END VERIFIED WITH HFEC. REMOVED CRACKED HINGE IAW SRM 51-30-2. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED NEW HINGE IAW DWG 52FX1433 REV E AND SRM 51-30-2.