What was found
THE FUSELAGE SKIN WAS FOUND WITH A 1 INCH LONG CRACK AT FS 570 BETWEEN STRINGERS 6R & 7R. THE CRACK WAS REMOVED WITH A CUTOUT AND REPAIRED WITH AN EXTERNAL ALUMINUM DOUBLER. THE REPAIR WAS ACCOMPLISHED PER ER/A 380795-14.
- Difficulty date
- May 11, 2001
- Submitted
- May 18, 2001
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N546DA
- Make and model
- Boeing 727232
- Aircraft serial
- 22677
- Aircraft time
- 57,444 hours, 42,059 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
- 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.