Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 727232

Difficulty date
March 6, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N506DA
Make and model
Boeing 727232
Aircraft serial
21308
Part
Skin
Part number
651746160
Condition
Cracked
Location
Vert Stab
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.

What was found

THE VERTICAL STABILIZER SKIN WAS FOUND CRACKED AT FIN STA 42 AT STRINGER 1R BETWEEN RIB 3A AND 4. THE CRACK WAS LOCATED BELOW AN EXISTING REPAIR. THE EXISTING REPAIR WAS REMOVED AND BOTH DAMAGE LOCATIONS INCORPORATED INTO ONE REPAIR PER B727 SRM 55-30-3, FIG 1. THE REPAIR WAS DOCUMENTED PER ER/A 366859-14.