Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 727232

Difficulty date
May 10, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N528DA
Make and model
Boeing 727232
Aircraft serial
21702
Part
Skin
Part number
65545703
Condition
Fatigue
Location
R-1 Door Cutout
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, DOUBLER, ANT TRIPLER ARE CRACKED IN THE UPPER FORWARD CORNER OF THE R-1 DOOR CUTOUT. THE CRACK IS 0.5 LONG AND RAN FROM THE EDGE OF THE CUTOUT TO A LOCAL RIVET HOLE. THE SKIN IN THE AREA IS 0.040 THICK, THE DOUBLER IS 0.025 THICK AND THE TRIPLER IS 0.020 THICK ALL THREE LAYERS ARE MANUFACTURED FROM CLAD 2024-T3 SHEET.