SDR DL72S970122

Service difficulty report · Window Post · Boeing 727232

Difficulty date: January 19, 1997
Submitted: March 26, 2000
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N496DA
Make and model: Boeing 727232
Aircraft serial: 21076
System (JASC): 5320 · Fuselage Miscellaneous Structure
Part: Window Post
Condition: Cracked
Location: Cabin
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 F-N WINDOW POST ON THE RT SIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS FOUND CRACKED DURING A X-RAY INSPECTION PER SI 4-35207-12AD (OPN 8706). THE CRACK IS LOCATED JUST ABOVE THE FIRST ROW OF FASTENERS ABOVE THE LOWER SKIN SPLICE. REV A - UPON NDT INSPECTION, THE CRACK LOCATION WAS DETERMINED TO BE JUST ABOVE THE RADIUS OF THE WINDOW POST, GOING THROUGH THE DOUBLER ONLY.