Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 727227

Difficulty date
February 27, 2008
Submitted
February 27, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N266FE
Make and model
Boeing 727227
Aircraft serial
21672
Aircraft time
48,594 hours, 29,203 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
53FX1301
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 520-524
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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

LT LWR FUSELAGE EXTERIOR SKIN SURFACE SHOWS CRACK AT STA 520, ABOVE STR 23L, FWD OF THE STATIC PORT. PERFORMED HFEC AND FOUND CRACK 2" IAW B727 NDTM PART 6 51-00-00 FIG23. REPAIRED FUSELAGE, MDCD SURROUND STRUCTURE TRIPLER AT STA 520, STR 23L IAW EA NR 7-5330-116956 PART 1, B727 SRM 53-30-3 FIG 23, SRM 53-30-3 FIG 1 B. PERFORMED RVSM INSP ON LT FUSELAGE AFFECTED AREA IAW MM 51-10-00.