Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 727232

Difficulty date
February 28, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N476DA
Make and model
Boeing 727232
Aircraft serial
20753
Part
Skin
Part number
6518420482
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
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.

What was found

THE FUSELAGE SKIN AND UNDERLYING DOUBLER WAS FOUND TO HAVE A .25 INCH CRACK IN THE UPPER FORWARD CORNER OF THE L-1 DOOR CUTOUT. A TIME LIMITED REPAIR HAS BEEN INSTALLED AND A PERMANENT REPAIR WILL BE INSTALLED PER SB 727-53-0186, REV 1.