Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 727232

Difficulty date
July 29, 2000
Submitted
August 1, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N540DA
Make and model
Boeing 727232
Aircraft serial
22386
Aircraft time
57,858 hours, 43,339 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
6518420763
Condition
Cracked
Location
Pax Door
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 AFT LOWER CORNER OF THE L1 DOOR CUTOUT WAS FOUND WITH A 3 INCH CRACK IN THE SKIN AND BEAR STRAP. THE CRACK WAS ROUTED OUT OF THE SKIN AND BEAR STRAP AND REPAIRED WITH AN EXTERNAL ALUMINUM DOUBLER AND TRIPLER PER ER/A 378019-14, REV A.