What was found
THE FUSELAGE SKIN AROUND THE L1 DOOR CUTOUT WAS FOUND WITH A CRACK IN THE LOWER HINGE CUTOUT. THE CRACK WAS ROUTED OUT OF THE SKIN AND REPAIRED WITH AN EXTERNAL ALUMINUM DOUBLER AND TRIPLER INSTALLED PER ER/A 380012-14, REV A.
- Difficulty date
- February 13, 2001
- Submitted
- February 23, 2001
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N283WA
- Make and model
- Boeing 727247
- Aircraft serial
- 21485
- Aircraft time
- 71,850 hours, 43,118 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Part number
- 6518420404
- 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.