Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 72725C

Difficulty date
February 2, 2003
Submitted
February 12, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N947UP
Make and model
Boeing 72725C
Aircraft serial
19722
Aircraft time
63,836 hours, 46,760 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Thurst Reverser
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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, SUSPECT CRACK ON NR 3 ENG TR LWR DOOR INNER UPPER SKIN. NDT PERFORMED AND TWO CRACKS DETECTED AND ENDS MARKED. CRACKED ENDS TERMINATED BY STOP DRILLING WITH .1875 INCH HOLE DIAMETER SRM SUPP 78-30-01 FIG 201 PARA 2. DAMAGED RAMP SKIN REPAIR CARRIED OUT SRM SUPP 78-30-0 1 FIG 201 PARA 3 TO 6.

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