Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 727232

Difficulty date
July 27, 2002
Submitted
August 14, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N523DA
Make and model
Boeing 727232
Aircraft serial
21583
Aircraft time
67,153 hours, 51,744 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
65C139131
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

DURING LAYOVER, MAINTENANCE FOUND A 1 INCH LONG CRACK IN THE FUSELAGE SKIN BETWEEN TWO FASTENERS AT S-30 BETWEEN FS 990 AND 1009. THE SUBJECT CRACK WAS REMOVED AND AN EXTERNAL DOUBLER INSTALLED. THE REPAIR INCORPORATED AN EXISTING REPAIR INSTALLED PER PREVIOUS ER/A 331904-14 AT S-29L.