Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 727224

Difficulty date
November 13, 2008
Submitted
November 15, 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 LAP SEAM AT STR 4L HAD CRACK INDICATIONS AT LOWER FASTENER ROW FROM AT BS 391.5, 395, 409, 410, 415.5, 442.5, AND 450, CRACK INDICATIONS DOCUMENTED ON COOPESA N/R'S 2-184, 2-185, AND 2-186. COMPLETE REPAIR DOCUMENTED ON 2-186 ONLY. ACCOMPLISHED SKIN REPAIR FROM BS 360 TO BS 460, STR 3L TO 5L, PER SB 727-53A0222 REV 1 DATED 3/15/2001, SECT 3, PART II, AND BAC DWG 65C38441 REV A DATED 2/7/2000. REPAIRED SECT 43 AT LAP SEAM AND MCD DOUBLER MODIFICATION INTERSECTION, BS 460 AND STR 4L, PER EO COO-2-53-275-08 DATED 9/17/2008. REF FAA FORM 8110-3 DATED 10/15/2008, SIE-ICAW-318-32-20665 REV IR DATED 10/15/08, AND EVA B253-00112 FOR REPAIR APPROVAL.