Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 727232

Difficulty date
February 15, 2001
Submitted
February 23, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N525DA
Make and model
Boeing 727232
Aircraft serial
21585
Aircraft time
61,702 hours, 48,803 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
65184203
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

INSPECTIONS OF THE FUSELAGE SKIN AROUND THE L1 DOOR CUTOUT REVEALED A CRACK IN THE UPPER FWD CORNER. THE CRACK WAS ROUTED OUT OF THE SKIN ASSY. THE FWD AND AFT UPPER CORNERS WERE MODIFIED WITH AN EXTERNAL DOUBLER TO REPAIR THE DAMAGE AND INCORPORATE AND EXISTING SMALL HOLE REPAIR ABOVE THE DOOR CUTOUT. THE REPAIR WAS ACCOMPLISHED PER BAC S/B 727- 53-0186 AND ER/A 380046-14AD.