Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 72727C

Difficulty date
March 15, 2000
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N914UP
Make and model
Boeing 72727C
Aircraft serial
19246
Part
Skin
Part number
2024T3
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 251.6 & 243.7
Stage of operation
IN
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

INSPECTION TYPE:C CRACK ON SKIN LT BS 251..6 FWD ROW WL 216 (END MARKED) IN ADDITION TO CRACK FOUND ALSO NOTED CRACKS AT BS 243.7, WL216 WL 221 AND WL 225 REFERENCE NRC NR'S 114717, 114718, 114719, 114720. ALL CRACKS MENTIONED ABOVE ARE ADDRESSED WITH THIS REPAIR, CUT OUT DAMAGED AREAS OF SKIN. VERIFIED DAMAGE, REMOVED BY NDI. FABRICATED DOUBLER OUT OF 2024-T3 .063 AND INSTALLED WITH FILLERS FOR CUT OUT AREAS AND WET WITH SEALANT. ALL WORK DONE IAW EO727-5330-0795 AND SRM 51-30-2.

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