Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 727232

Difficulty date
March 18, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N402DA
Make and model
Boeing 727232
Aircraft serial
21146
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Vert Stab
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

SKIN CRACKED, PREVIOUSLY STOP DRILLED CRACK AT BASE OF VERTICAL STAB FRONT SPAR, RT SIDE. REMOVED FASTENERS. CUT OUT DAMAGED SECTION OF SKIN. E/C INSP OK. FABRICATED FILLER AND BEGAN FABRICATION OF DOUBLER PER SRM 55-30-3. OK TO INSTALL DOUBLER. STARTED INSTALLING DOUBLER PER SRM 55-30-3. COMPLETED INSTALLATION OF DOUBLER PER SRM 55-30-3.