Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 727227

Difficulty date
February 13, 2005
Submitted
March 8, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N781DH
Make and model
Boeing 727227
Aircraft serial
21996
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 A "C" CHECK, L1 DOOR UPPER HINGE CUTOUT IS CRACKED AT BS 303. REMOVED EXISTING FASTENERS, CUT OUT DAMAGED AREA DIM 1.5 X .5. ACCOMPLISHED NDT INSPECTION AROUND CUTOUT, NO CRACK NOTED. FABRICATED DOUBLER FROM 301 CRESS 1/2 HARD .063, PO 900125 DIM. 16 1/8 BY 6 FILLERS FROM 2024 T3 .080 PO 9001011 DIM. 7 1/2 BY 6 3/4 AND 1 1/2 BY 1 1/4 TREATED AND PRIMED IAW B727 SRM. INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS IAW B727 S/B 727-53 A0198, REV 2 AND SRM 51-30-2 AND 51-10-2.