Service difficulty report · Skin · Frchld F27F

Difficulty date
October 10, 2000
Submitted
January 19, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Frchld F27F
Aircraft time
36,251 hours
Engine
Rroyce DART5297E
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
Part time
36,309 hours, 30,651 cycles
Component
F27F
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
X
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

(CAN) A 1.5 INCH CRACK WAS FOUND AT FS 33.662 AND WL +50 APPROX. THE CRACK WAS FOUND BY X-RAY AND CONFRIMED BY EDDY CURRENT DURING A SPECIAL INSPECTION.