Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 727232

Difficulty date
September 14, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N15790
Make and model
Boeing 727232
Aircraft serial
20644
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.

What was found

INSPECTION FOUND A .5 INCH CRACK IN FUSELAGE SKIN AT UPPER OUTBOARD CORNER OF CAPTAIN'S WINDSHIELD CUTOUT AND A .125 INCH CRACK WAS FOUND IN SKIN AT LOWER FORWARD CORNER JUST FORWARD OF CAPTAIN'S SLIDING WINDOW. THE CRACKS WERE STOP DRILLED AND DOUBLERS WERE INSTALLED IAW SRM 53-30-3.