Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 727232

Difficulty date
July 20, 2002
Submitted
August 14, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N523DA
Make and model
Boeing 727232
Aircraft serial
21583
Aircraft time
67,123 hours, 51,721 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
65174631
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 BOX SKIN OF THE VERTICAL STABILIZER WAS FOUND WITH A CRACK EMANATING FROM A FASTENER COMMON TO THE REAR SPAR LOCATED 1 INCH ABOVE THE FUSELAGE SKIN INTERFACE. THE CRACK WAS STOP DRILLED AND REPAIRED WITH AN EXTERNAL ALUMINUM DOUBLER PER ER/A 383575-14, REV A.