Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 727173C

Difficulty date
September 21, 2001
Submitted
October 17, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N938UP
Make and model
Boeing 727173C
Aircraft serial
19506
Part
Skin
Part number
NA
Part serial
NA
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nww Bs285
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 NWW PRESS CEILING IS CRACKED AT BS 285, BETWEEN RBL 3 AND RBL 6, CON FIRMED BY NDT. CUT OUT CRACK AT NWW PRESS CEILING RBL 3 APPROX 4"X1" AND AT LBL 6 APPROX 5"X1" IAW B727 SRM 51-40-2. INSTALLED DOUBLER REPAIR AT NWW PRESS CEILING BS 285 IAW B727 SRM 51-40-2.