What was found
INSPECTION FOUND A .625 INCH CRACK AND TWO SHEARED FASTENERS IN LEFT WINGTIP LOWER TRAILING EDGE SKIN. THE FASTENERS WERE REMOVED AND THE CRACK WAS STOP DRILLED. A DOUBLER WAS FABRICATED AND INSTALLED IAW SRM 51-30-2 AND 51-40-02.
- Difficulty date
- February 12, 1998
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N69735
- Make and model
- Boeing 727224
- Aircraft serial
- 20664
- System (JASC)
- 5730 · Wing, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Lt Wingtip
- 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.