- Difficulty date
- June 13, 2000
- Submitted
- July 3, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N954UP
- Make and model
- Boeing 727185C
- Aircraft serial
- 19827
- Aircraft time
- 60,542 hours, 51,932 cycles
- Part
- Skin
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Thrust Reverser
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- D
- 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. ENGINE NR 1 THRUST REVERSER LOWER DOOR INNER SKIN CRACKED AT MID SECTION . DYE PENETRANT INSPECTION CARRIED OUT TO LOCATE ENDS IAW B727 SOP D6- 51702, SECTION 20-20-02. RESULTS; ENDS MARKED & STOP DRILLED. CRACK FOUND TO BE CONTAINED WITHIN STOP DRILL HOLES. REPAIR CARRIED OUT IAW SRM CHP.78-30-01.FIG 201.