Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 727233

Difficulty date
April 2, 2009
Submitted
April 2, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N283FE
Make and model
Boeing 727233
Aircraft serial
22350
Aircraft time
40,616 hours, 29,427 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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

LT AFT SERVICE DOOR (L-2) FWD UPPER SIDE SKIN HINGE CUT-OUT AT LWR AFT CORNER HAS ABOUT 1 INCH LONG CRACK AT SKIN RADIUS. TRIMMED OUT CRACK AREA IAW EA 7-5210-126807 ITEM 1. HFEC INSPECTED AREA IAW NDTM PT6 51-00-00 FIG 23. NO CRACKS NOTED. FABRICATED FILLER AND REPAIR ANGLE. HEAT TREATED TO T6 IAW EA 7-5210-126807 ITEMS STEP 5 & SRM 51-10-3. TREATED AND PRIMED NEW PARTS IAW SRM 51-10-2 AND INSTALLED PARTS IAW SRM 51-30-2 AND EA 7-5210-126807. PRESSURIZED AND OPS CHECK CW NO DEFECTS NOTED IAW AMM 52-12-2.