What was found
INSPECTION FOUND A .75 INCH CRACK IN FUSELAGE SKIN AT BOTTOM OF WINDOW POST AREA BETWEEN FIRST OFFICER'S WINDSHIELD AND SLIDING WINDOW. THE CRACK WAS STOP DRILLED. A DOUBLER WAS FABRICATED AND INSTALLED IAW SRM 53-30-3, FIGURE 8.
- Difficulty date
- June 3, 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
- Fuselage
- 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.