Service difficulty report · Doubler · Boeing 7272A1

Difficulty date
February 5, 2010
Submitted
March 29, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Filed by
FOTR986N
Flightstar Aircraft Services LLC
Aircraft
N286SC
Make and model
Boeing 7272A1
Aircraft serial
21601
Aircraft time
57,864 hours, 41,947 cycles
Part
Doubler
Condition
Cracked
Location
L1 Door Hinge
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
E
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

L1 DOOR UPPER HINGE SKIN DOUBLER CRACKED LOWER CORNER. REPAIRED ON FASI W/O NR 20006, N/R 01972. REPLACED EXTERNAL DOUBLER AT LEFT FORWARD ENTRY DOOR UPPER HINGE CUTOUT AT BS 303 IAW S/B 727-53A0198 REV. 3 DUE TO CRACK. MATERIAL USED: 3011/2 HD STAINLESS STEEL, DIM. 16.5 BY 7.5 BY 0.063.

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