What was found
SKIN CRACKS WERE FOUND IN THE STR 4L LAP JOINT BETWEEN FS 1050 AND 1070. THE CRACKS WERE REMOVED AND REPAIRED SIMILIAR TO B727 SRM 53-30-3, FIGURE 5 PER ERA 396304-14AD.
- Difficulty date
- October 19, 2000
- Submitted
- October 24, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N508DA
- Make and model
- Boeing 727232
- Aircraft serial
- 21310
- Aircraft time
- 73,310 hours, 49,587 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Part number
- 655458297
- 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.