SDR 96UAL900330

Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 727222

Difficulty date: May 8, 1996
Submitted: March 26, 2000
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N7446U
Make and model: Boeing 727222
Aircraft serial: 21900
Engine: Pwa JT8D15
System (JASC): 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
Part: Skin
Condition: Cracked
Location: Bs 1060
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

AFT LOWER FUSELAGE OB RT 6 INCHES AFT OF VHF ANTENNA HAS THREE CRACKS IN AN AREA 4 INCHES LONG. *S/D* CRACKS CONFIRMED TO BE BETWEEN .25 TO .38 INCHES LONG EACH. CAUSE CONFIRMED AS CORROSION INTERNALLY IN FUSELAGE SKIN AT FAYING SURFACE OF S-28R AND AT ADJACENT INTERCOSTAL. PORTIONS OF S-28R BETWEEN BS 1050 AND 1070 ALSO CORRODED. STRINGER REPAIRED PER SRM 53-10-3, SKIN REPAIRED PER SRM 53-30-3.