- Difficulty date
- April 28, 2005
- Submitted
- June 4, 2005
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N741DH
- Make and model
- Boeing 7272Q9
- Aircraft serial
- 21931
- Aircraft time
- 46,665 hours, 37,160 cycles
- Part
- Skin
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Fuselage
- Part time
- 46,665 hours, 37,160 cycles
- 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
FUSELAGE SKIN UPPER AT GPS ANTENNA LOCATION BS 430 BTN STR1 AND 2L CRACK INDICATION NDT CONFIRMED. CUT OUT DAMAGED AREA DIM [3.500 X 2.250. FABRICATED DOUBLER 2024T3 .050, 11.500 X 7.500 IAW B727 SRM 53-30-2 FIG 1 AND 53-30-3 FIG 1. TREATED AND PRIMED REPAIR DOUBLER IAW B727 SRM 51-10-2. INSTALLED DOUBLER IAW B727 SRM 53-30-3 FIG 1.