What was found
DURING HEAVY MAINTENANCE CHECK, A CRACK WAS DISCOVERED ON THE L1 DOOR UPPER HINGE CUTOUT. FABRICATED DOUBLER FROM 2024 T3. ALODINED AND PRIMED IAW B727 SRM 514002 AND MM 512002. INSTALLED.
- Difficulty date
- July 10, 2000
- Submitted
- July 27, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N211DB
- Make and model
- Boeing 7272J4
- Aircraft serial
- 20766
- Aircraft time
- 66,450 hours, 22,441 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Fuselage
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.