What was found
TUL - .50 INCH CRACK IN FUSELAGE SKIN AT THE NR 5 FIRST OFFICER'S WINDOW UPPER AFT CORNER EXTENDING FROM SCREW HOLE. STOP DRILLED CRACK AND INSTALLED DOUBLER PER SRM 53-30-3 FIG 8. 77,504 HOURS. CYCLES, 52,602. (X)
- Difficulty date
- April 21, 1997
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N6823
- Make and model
- Boeing 727223
- Aircraft serial
- 19701
- System (JASC)
- 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Fwd Fuselage
- 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.