What was found
WHILE ACCOMPLISHING LFEC INSPECTIONS PER AD 99-04-22, A CRACK WAS FOUND IN THE STR 4L LAP JOINT AT BETWEEN FS 440 AND 460. THE CRACK WAS CUT OUT AND REPAIRED PER B727 SRM 53-30-3, FIGURE 5. THE DAMAGE WAS FOUND AT HMV.
- Difficulty date
- July 6, 2001
- Submitted
- July 9, 2001
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N533DA
- Make and model
- Boeing 727232
- Aircraft serial
- 22046
- Aircraft time
- 61,259 hours, 45,477 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Part number
- 6518217190
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Lap Joint
- Stage of operation
- IN
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.