- Difficulty date
- August 6, 2002
- Submitted
- August 21, 2002
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N721DH
- Make and model
- Boeing 727228
- Aircraft serial
- 19545
- Part
- Skin
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Fuselage
- 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
DURING C-CHECK DISCREPANCY AS FOLLOWS, FUSELAGE SKIN CRACKED SECTION 41 LEFT SIDE BS 243 WL 215. CUTOUT CRACKED SECTION OF FUSELAGE SKIN IAW B-727 SRM 53-30-3. FABRICATED REPAIR DOUBLER IAW B-727 SRM 53-30-3 FIG 3 AND S/B 53-0183. INSTALLED DOUBLER AND FILLER REPAIR IAW B-727 SRM 53-30-3 FIG 3 AND S/B 727-53-0183.