Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 727214

Difficulty date
March 1, 2005
Submitted
March 21, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N750US
Make and model
Boeing 727214
Aircraft serial
21512
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

DURING C-CHECK, A SMALL CRACK WAS FOUND ON THE FUSELAGE SKIN BY THE UPPER FORWARD CORNER OF THE R1 DOOR CUTOUT. CUTOUT CRACKED AREA AND INSTALLED REPAIR IAW BOEING MESSAGE 1-71633171 AND KITTY HAWK EA B7-53-124. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)