What was found
CRACKS WERE FOUND ALONG THE STR 4R LAP JOINT BETWEEN FS 1070 AND FS 1090. THE CRACKS WERE REMOVED AND REPAIRED SIMILIAR TO THAT OF B727 SRM 53-30-3, FIGURE 5 PER ERA 396320-14AD AT HMV.
- 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.