Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 727224

Difficulty date
November 10, 2008
Submitted
November 13, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N745DH
Make and model
Boeing 727224
Aircraft serial
20665
Aircraft time
73,890 hours, 49,460 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Zone 200
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
E
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, FASTENER ROW AT STR 4R LAP SEAM FROM BS 691.5 TO 693.5 HAS CRACK INDICATIONS. DURING ACCESS, FOUND FRAME CRACKED AT BS 740, BETWEEN STR 3R AND 5R. ACCOMPLISHED SKIN REPAIR AT LAP SEAM, BS 680 TO BS 740, PER SB 727-53A0222 REV 1, SECT 3, PART II. REPAIRED FRAME SECTION PER COOPESA EO COO-2-53-317-08 DATED 10/24/08, BAC MSG 1-981723679-5 DATED 10/23/08, AND ASTAR EVA B253-00116. APPROVAL DOCUMENTED ON FAA FORM 8100-9. REF COOPESA N/R'S 2-146, 2-147, 2-148, 2-149, 2-150, AND 2-151.