Service difficulty report · Stringer · Boeing 727185C

Difficulty date
June 7, 2000
Submitted
June 30, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N954UP
Make and model
Boeing 727185C
Aircraft serial
19827
Aircraft time
60,542 hours, 51,932 cycles
Part
Stringer
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
E
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 LT 18A HAS SUSPECTED CRACK AT BS940 LOWER FWD ATTACHMENT BOLT. HFEC INSP CARRIED OUT IAW B727 NDT MANUAL,PT6,51-00-00,FIG4. CRACK CONFIRMED ON S18A LT BS 940 LT AND FUSELAGE SKIN FOUND CRACKED IN TWO PLACES AT THIS POSITION (BS940 LT STR 18A) CRACKS IN SKIN TRIMMED OUT IAW SRM 51-10-06.REPAIR C/O IAW SMRO. EO2000-022-003.UPS FILE NR 727-53-2263.