What was found
DISCREPANCY: NO FLIGHT: FOUND DURING ROUTINE SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE . FOUND BS 370 STRINGER S-5R FITTING CRACKED. REF 20823. CORRECTIVE ACTION: REMOVED AND REPLACED FITTING IAW 727 SRM 51-30-2. A/C WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.
- Difficulty date
- August 7, 2000
- Submitted
- December 8, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N279US
- Make and model
- Boeing 727251
- Aircraft serial
- 21158
- System (JASC)
- 5320 · Fuselage Miscellaneous Structure
- Part
- Fitting
- 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.