Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 727233

Difficulty date
June 19, 2007
Submitted
June 19, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N286FE
Make and model
Boeing 727233
Aircraft serial
22623
Aircraft time
39,187 hours, 24,651 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
6572702
Condition
Cracked
Location
Zone 100
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

LOWER EXTERNAL SKIN IS CRACKED AT BS 1082, RBL 4. R EMOVED SURROUNDING STRUCTURE TO ACCESS DAMAGE. REMOVED DAMAGE, NDT VERIFIED DAMAGE REMOVAL, NO DEFECTS. INSTALLED DOUBLER AND FILLER WHERE DAMAGE WAS REMOVED. INSTALLED SURROUNDING STRUCTURE REF SRM 51-30-2, SRM 53-30-2 FIG 2 AND 3, NDT MAN PART 6 51-00-00, FIG 23.