What was found
MCI - DURING CHECK C-1D, FOUND A 1.5 INCH CRACK IN FORWARD FUSELAGE, RUNNING FORWARD TO FASTENER HOLE UPPER HINGE CUTOUT, FORWARD ENTRY DOOR. REPAIRED BY INSTALLING DOUBLER PER S/B 727-53-0198. TOTAL CYCLES 25,548.
- Difficulty date
- February 13, 1995
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N54344
- Make and model
- Boeing 727231
- Aircraft serial
- 21631
- System (JASC)
- 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Fwd Fuselage
- Part time
- 39,682 hours
- 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.