Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 727223

Difficulty date
July 6, 2001
Submitted
August 2, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N6827
Make and model
Boeing 727223
Aircraft serial
20180
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Lt Wing
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

DURING A LTC INSPECTION ,IT WAS DISCOVERED LEFT WING INBOARD INTERNAL LEADING EDGE SKIN, ACCESS THROUGH PANEL 6301, L/E STATION 130.5 IS CRACKED AROUND SEVERAL FASTENERS. ACCOMPLISHED LEFT WING INBOARD INTERNAL LEADING EDGE SKIN CRACK REPAIR AT WS 130.5 IAW B727 SRM 57-30-4 FIG 3. (M)