Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 727247

Difficulty date
February 13, 2001
Submitted
February 23, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N2816W
Make and model
Boeing 727247
Aircraft serial
20872
Aircraft time
79,659 hours, 53,776 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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 UPPER AFT CORNER OF THE R5 COCKPIT WINDOW WAS FOUND WITHA .25 INCH LONG CRACK IN THE SKIN. THE CRACK WAS STOP DRILLED AND REPAIRED WITH AN EXTERNAL ALUMINUM DOUBLER. THE REPAIR WAS ACCOMPLISHED PER ER/A 380034-14, REV A.