Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 727232

Difficulty date
December 16, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N409DA
Make and model
Boeing 727232
Aircraft serial
21153
Part
Skin
Part number
65545703
Condition
Crack
Location
Bs 380
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

A .75 INCH LONG CRACK WAS FOUND EMANATING FROM A FASTENER HOLE NEAR THE UPPER FORWARD CORNER OF THE R1 DOOR CUTOUT (FS 380). THE CRACK WAS ROUTED OUT OF THE SKIN AND REPAIRED WITH AN EXTERNAL ALUMINUM DOUBLER. THE REPAIR WAS ACCOMPLISHED PER ER/A 368954-14, REV A.