Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 727232

Difficulty date
May 23, 2001
Submitted
June 5, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N525DA
Make and model
Boeing 727232
Aircraft serial
21585
Aircraft time
62,274 hours, 49,195 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
6518420761
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 L1 DOOR OPENING SKIN ASSY WAS FOUND WITH A CRACK IN THE SKIN AND BONDED DOUBLER AS WELL AS THE UNDERLYING BEARSTRAP AT THE UPPER HINGE CUTOUT. THE CRACK WAS REMOVED WITH A 3.4 INCH CUTOUT IN THE SKIN AND A 3.1 X 1 INCH CUTOUT IN THE BEARSTRAP. THE CUTOUTS WERE REPAIRED WITH 2 EXTERNAL ALUMINUM DOUBLERS PER ER/A 380835-14, REV A.