What was found
DURING A ROUTINE INSPECTION, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE VENTRAL STAIR CUTOUT, FORWARD RIGHT SIDE HAD A CRACK IN THE RADIUS. REPAIR WAS ACCOMPLISHED IAW BOEING 727 SRM 53-30-3, FIGURE 13. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
- Difficulty date
- October 24, 2002
- Submitted
- November 13, 2002
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N936PG
- Make and model
- Boeing 727225
- Aircraft serial
- 22441
- System (JASC)
- 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Fuselage
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
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