What was found
FUSELAGE FRAME AT BS 420 IS CRACKED ALONG THE RADIUS BETWEEN STRINGER 20R AND 21R.. INSTALLED EXTERNAL DOUBLER PER SRM 53-30-3 AND 53-10-2 DUE TO SKIN CRACKING
- Difficulty date
- April 29, 2001
- Submitted
- May 16, 2001
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N7456U
- Make and model
- Boeing 727222
- Aircraft serial
- 21910
- Aircraft time
- 61,500 hours, 35,418 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa JT8D15
- System (JASC)
- 5311 · Fuselage Main, Frame
- Part
- Frame
- 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.