What was found
THE UPPER HINGE CUTOUT OF THE L1 DOOR CUTOUT WAS FOUND WITH A .5 INCH CRACK IN THE SKIN AND A CRACK INDICATION AT A FASTENER HOLE IN THE BEAR STRAP. THE CRACKS WERE REMOVED AND REPAIRED WITH DOUBLERS PER ER/A 383169-14, REV B.
- Difficulty date
- May 17, 2002
- Submitted
- May 30, 2002
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N8882Z
- Make and model
- Boeing 727225A
- Aircraft serial
- 21579
- Aircraft time
- 57,962 hours, 38,500 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Part number
- 6518420406
- 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.