Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 727227

Difficulty date
December 4, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N490FE
Make and model
Boeing 727227
Aircraft serial
21493
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 760
Stage of operation
IN
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

HFEC INSPECTION OF 6 HOLES COMMON TO BS 760 RBL 70.5 WL 208, SHOWS CRACK INDICATION IN THE UPPER FWD HOLE AND THE UPPER OUTER HOLE. THE REMAINING HOLES SHOW TINY CORROSION INDICATIONS. REPAIRED DRILL START PER EA 7-5710-26288 AND REPAIR CARD EA 7-5710-26747.