Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 727232

Difficulty date
April 27, 2000
Submitted
May 24, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N497FE
Make and model
Boeing 727232
Aircraft serial
20866
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.

What was found

CRACK IND NOTED WITH HFEC INSP ADJACENT TO FASTENER IN LAP JOINT ROW OF FASTENERS BS 528, STR 4 RT. *S/D* REMOVED AND REPLACED PER EO 00-5117 & FEDEX SRM 53-30-3 FIG 5 AND FEDEX EA 7-5330-50061.