Service difficulty report · Hinge · Boeing 7272S2F

Difficulty date
September 29, 2012
Submitted
October 1, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N204FE
Make and model
Boeing 7272S2F
Aircraft serial
22926
Aircraft time
29,752 hours, 20,192 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D17
Part
Hinge
Condition
Damaged
Location
Pax Door Gate
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

LOUD SQUEL COMING FROM AREA UPPER FRONT SIDE OF COCKPIT NEXT TO S/O PANEL. CLOSING CARGO OUTFLOW VALVE HAS NO EFFECT. STARTED DURING CLIMB AROUND 250. WENT AWAY AT LEVEL OFF AT 350 THEN IMMEDIATELY CAME BACK. CONTINUED TO 370. ALL PRESSURIZATION INDICATIONS NORMAL. PRESSURIZED ACFT WITH APU IAW JRH, LOUD HARMONIC VIBRATIONS COMING FROM L1 DOOR. FOUND UPPER HINGE FLAP ASSY WITH A BROKEN LOCATING PIN. R & R HINGE IAW SRM 51-30-2. INSTALLED & ADJUSTED SEAL ON L1 DOOR UPPER FLAP HINGE IAW AMM 52-11-022. PRESSURIZED ACFT IAW JRH, NO LEAKS NOTED.

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