Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 727225A

Difficulty date
June 15, 2000
Submitted
June 21, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N8875Z
Make and model
Boeing 727225A
Aircraft serial
21293
Aircraft time
59,439 hours, 39,813 cycles
Part
Skin
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.

What was found

THE LOWER HINGE CUTOUT OF THE FWD PASSENGER DOOR SURROUND SKIN WAS FOUND WITH A .5 TYPICAL CRACK. THE CRACK WAS ROUTED OUT OF THE SKIN AND REPAIRED WITH AN EXTERNAL STEEL DOUBLER PER ER/A 377566-14, REV A. THE CRACK IS TYPICAL OF BAC S/B 727-53-0198.