What was found
DURING D-CHECK, MAIN CABIN STATION 1180 LBL 30, DITCHING PLATE IS CRACKED. STOP DRILLED AT THE END OF CRACK PER SRM 51-10-1. FABRICATED DOUBLER REPAIR 2024-T3 .025 6 INCH BY 4 INCH. INSTALLED DOUBLER AS PER SRM 51-40-2.
- Difficulty date
- July 9, 1995
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N727DH
- Make and model
- Boeing 727228
- Aircraft serial
- 20404
- System (JASC)
- 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Plate
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Bs 1180
- Part time
- 45,615 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.