Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 727247

Difficulty date
November 3, 2000
Submitted
November 21, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N283WA
Make and model
Boeing 727247
Aircraft serial
21485
Aircraft time
71,036 hours, 42,637 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Pax Door
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

THE UPPER HINGE CUTOUT OF THE L1 DOOR CUTOUT WAS FOUND WITH A CRACK IN THE SKIN. HFEC INSPECTION OF ADJACENT FASTENER HOLES REVEALED A CRACK INDICATION IN THE BEAR STRAP. THE SKIN CRACK WAS ROUTED OUT AND THE FASTENER HOLE OVERSIZED TO REMOVE ALL CRACKS. THE SKIN WAS REPAIRED WITH AN EXTERNAL DOUBLER PER BAC S/B 727-53-0198 AND ER/A 379062-14, REV A.