Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 727225

Difficulty date
March 1, 2007
Submitted
March 1, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N463FE
Make and model
Boeing 727225
Aircraft serial
22551
Aircraft time
38,775 hours, 27,001 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
651842016
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

FOUND LOWER FUSELAGE AT BS 178, LBL 0 - LBL 1 SKIN EDGE IS BENT, CRACKED AND KNIFE EDGED. REPAIRED DAMAGED LOWER FUSELAGE SKIN AT BS 178, LBL 0 - LBL 1 REF SRM 53-30-1, FIGURE 1.