Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 727277

Difficulty date
December 12, 2005
Submitted
June 6, 2006
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Boeing 727277
Engine
Pwa JT8D15
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 480-720b
Part time
53,856 hours
Component
Fuselage Skin L · Boeing · B727200GROUP
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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

FUSELAGE SKIN LAP JOINTS CRACKED. JOINTS WERE LOCATED AT STRINGER 4R BETWEEN BS 480 AND BS 720B AND AT STRINGER 26L BETWEEN STN 560 AND STN 580. FOUND DURING MEDIUM FREQUENCY EDDY CURRENT (MFEC) INSPECTION IAW AD/B727/160 AND SB727-53AO222.