What was found
THE FUSELAGE SKIN AND UNDERLYING DOUBLER WAS FOUND TO HAVE A 0.6 INCH CRACK IN THE UPPER FORWARD CORNER OF THE L-1 DOOR CUT-OUT. A TIME LIMITED REPAIR WAS INSTALLED WITH THE PERMANENT TO BE INSTALLED AT HMV PER DL ERA 303491-14.
- Difficulty date
- April 20, 1996
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N479DA
- Make and model
- Boeing 727232
- Aircraft serial
- 20756
- System (JASC)
- 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Part number
- 65184203119
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- L1 Door Cutout
- Stage of operation
- IN
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.