Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 72730C

Difficulty date
October 11, 2005
Submitted
November 23, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N918UP
Make and model
Boeing 72730C
Aircraft serial
19008
Aircraft time
49,800 hours, 51,186 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fwd Door Str 7l
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 SKIN CRACKS AT UPPER FWD CORNER OF FWD ENTRY DOOR CUT OUT BETWEEN STR 7L AND 8L. PLEASE CARRY OUT NDI AND RECTIFY AS NECESSARY IAW SRM ADDENDUM. HFEC CARRIED OUT IAW NDTM 51-00-00 PT6 FIG 4. TWO CRACKS FOUND. DAMAGE REMOVED IAW EO B727-5330-1460-D. HFEC CARRIED OUT ON ALL EXISTING REMOVED FASTENERS, HOLES AND AROUND CUT OUT IAW NDTM 51-00-00PT6 FIG 4 AND 16. NO DEFECTS FOUND. NEW HOLES PITCH IN DOUBLER IAW EO B727-5330-1460D D.

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