- Difficulty date
- October 30, 2000
- Submitted
- November 20, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N937UP
- Make and model
- Boeing 72725C
- Aircraft serial
- 19302
- Aircraft time
- 62,985 hours, 47,549 cycles
- Part
- Skin
- 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, CRACK IN SKIN AT L/WING ICE LIGHT UPPER FWD CUTOUT. CRACK STOP DRILLED IAW SRM 51-10-01. HFEC INSP C/O ON ABOVE AREA IAW B727 NDTM PT.6 FIG 4. RESULT: CRACK CONTAINED WITHIN STOP DRILL. AREA REPAIRED IAW SRM 53-30-3 FIG 22 AND SMRO EO 2000-041-003. UPS FILE 727-53-2295.