What was found
CRACKS WERE FOUND IN THE FUSELAGE SKIN AT STRINGER 4R BETWEEN FS 360 AND FS 480. ERA 334145-14AD REPLACES THE LAP JOINT WITH AN EXTERNAL DOUBLER. THE DAMAGE WAS FOUND AT HMV.
- Difficulty date
- March 15, 2000
- Submitted
- April 14, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N506DA
- Make and model
- Boeing 727232
- Aircraft serial
- 21308
- Aircraft time
- 71,771 hours, 48,526 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Part number
- 65182175
- 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.