SDR SCNA01009

Service difficulty report · Door · Boeing 727225

Difficulty date
January 16, 2001
Submitted
January 19, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Boeing 727225
Aircraft serial
21578
Aircraft time
52,733 hours, 34,750 cycles
Part
Door
Condition
Out Of Adj
Location
Fwd Entry
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DURING CLIMB THE FORWARD ENTRY DOOR EXIBITED AN EXTREMELY LOUD SQUEAL IN FLIGHT, THE SOUND DID NOT ALTER DUE TO CHANGES IN AIRSPEED, ALTITUDE OR CABIN PRESSURE. THE FLIGHT CREW ELECTED TO RETURN TO MSP, THE POINT OF ORIGIN. REPOSITIONED THE DOOR SNUBBER, AND LOWER HINGE SEAL, RECONDITIONED LOWER DOOR FRAME CORNERS. PRESSURIZED AIRCRAFT TO 7.0 PSI, OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD.