What was found
TUL - CRACK IN SKIN BETWEEN TWO RIVETS. STA 920C PLUS 8 INCHES, INBOARD OF STR 28L 3 INCHES. CRACK CONFIRMED TO END IN RIVET HOLES BY NDT AND INSTALLED DOUBLER PER 53-30-3 PAGE 8. TST: 68,146 HOURS. CYCLES: 45,808. (X)
- Difficulty date
- April 3, 1998
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N721AA
- Make and model
- Boeing 727227
- Aircraft serial
- 20729
- System (JASC)
- 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Bs 720
- 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.