Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 727232

Difficulty date
February 22, 2002
Submitted
April 3, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N533DA
Make and model
Boeing 727232
Aircraft serial
22046
Aircraft time
62,527 hours, 46,316 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
65174633
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

A .9375 INCH CRACK WAS FOUND FROM FASTENER HOLE AT THE STRINGER 7L SKIN SPLICE TO THE EDGE OF THE SKIN. THE CRACK WAS VERIFIED TO BE CONTAINED IN THE FASTENER HOLE THROUGH HFEC INSPECTION. THE CRACKED AREA WAS REPAIRED WITH AN EXTERNAL TITANIUM DOUBLER.