Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 727231

Difficulty date
May 4, 2000
Submitted
May 5, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N54340
Make and model
Boeing 727231
Aircraft serial
20845
Aircraft time
62,166 hours, 41,069 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Damaged
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

FOUND SEVERAL POPPED RIVETS AND THE FUSELAGE SKIN CRACKED IN 2 AREAS. ONE CRACK WAS .375 INCH AND THE SECOND WAS .3125 INCH, WITH CORROSION AT LAP SEAM STA 490, STRINGER 18. REPAIRED FUSELAGE LAP SEAM SPLICE PER 727 SRM 53-30-3, FIG 5 SHEET 5. CHECK-C 9-7-99 MCI.