Service difficulty report · Structure · Boeing 7472D7B

Difficulty date
June 10, 2011
Submitted
June 14, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N522MC
Make and model
Boeing 7472D7B
Aircraft serial
21783
Aircraft time
108,674 hours, 21,759 cycles
Part
Structure
Condition
Cracked
Location
L3 Door
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.

What was found

L3 PASSENGER DOOR (ASSY PN 65B01842-287, SN TLS 13762) AFT UPPER CORNER WITH CRACK REPAIR AT INTERNAL SURFACE. THE CRACK WHICH MEASURES APPROX 1.5 INCHES LONG (REPAIRED WITH STOP DRILL AT BOTH ENDS. IN ADDITION, A REPAIR ANGLE WAS FOUND AT THE AFT EDGE AS SHOWN IN FIGURE 1. THE ANGLE REPAIR APPEARED TO HAVE BEEN INSTALLED IAW SRM 52-10-02.)

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