Service difficulty report · Skin · Frchld F27F

Difficulty date
March 12, 2001
Submitted
April 12, 2001
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Frchld F27F
Aircraft time
36,251 hours
Engine
Rroyce DART5297E
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
Part time
36,671 hours, 30,959 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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) CRACK FOUND AT TOP REAR CORNER OF FRONT CARGO DOOR FRAME (FUSELAGE). THE PROBLEM IS ONE BAD FLUSH RIVET CRACK FROM RIVET TO SKIN EDGE. CRACK FOUND ON DAILY INSPECTION.REPAIR DONE AT STATION 181.102 AND 14 INCH ABOVE W.L. 0 LINE.