Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 727232

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
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Vertical Stab
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 LT SKIN OF THE VERTICAL STABILIZER WAS FOUND WITH A .75 INCH CRACK EMANATING FROM AN ATTACHMENT TO THE REAR SPAR. THE CRACK WAS LOCATED JUST ABOVE THE FUSELAGE SKIN INTERFACE. THE CRACK WAS STOP DRILLED AND REPAIRED WITH AN EXTERNAL ALUMINUM DOUBLER. THE REPAIR WAS ACCOMPLISHED PER ER/A 380797-14, REV B.