What was found
INSPECTION FOUND .0625 INCH CRACKS AROUND RIVET HEADS OF FUSELAGE SKIN AT LAP SEAM 26L BETWEEN BS 575 TO 588. THE CRACKED AREA OF SKIN WAS CUT OUT, A DOUBLER REPAIR WAS FABRICATED AND INSTALLED IAW SRM 53-30-3.
- Difficulty date
- June 2, 1997
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N27783
- Make and model
- Boeing 727232
- Aircraft serial
- 20638
- System (JASC)
- 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Bs 575-588
- 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.