- Difficulty date
- April 27, 2000
- Submitted
- May 17, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N938UP
- Make and model
- Boeing 727173C
- Aircraft serial
- 19506
- Aircraft time
- 51,734 hours, 32,797 cycles
- Part
- Stringer
- 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
INSPECTION TYPE:C+SI, SUSPECT CRACK ON STRINGER AT ATTACHMENT POINT TO FRAME AT BS 720 STR 21L IN LWR FWD CARGO HOLD. HFEC INSPECTION CARRIED IAW B727 NDTM PT6 51-00-00 FIG 4. CRACK CONFIRMED. CRACK CONTAINED IAW SRM 51-10-2. HFEC INSPECTION CARRIED OUT IAW B727 NDTM PT6.51-00-00 FIG 4. NO DEFECT FOUND.