Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 727173C

Difficulty date
January 5, 2006
Submitted
February 1, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N938UP
Make and model
Boeing 727173C
Aircraft serial
19506
Aircraft time
53,564 hours, 34,429 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nr 1 Pylon
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&SI ENG, NR 1 PYLON SKIN CRACKED AT LEADING EDGE INBOARD SIDE. REPAIR OR REPLACE SKIN. ON REMOVAL OF NR 1 PYLON AND BULLNOSE SEAL IAW SRM 51-30-02 IT WAS NOTED THAT THE ADJACENT FUSELAGE SKIN PANEL WAS DAMAGED BETWEEN BS 1183 AND 1133 S12 REF NRC 100813 FOR FUSELAGE SKIN REPAIR. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED NEW SKIN IAW DRAWING QF5451001. INSTALLED LE BULLNOSE SEAL IAW SRM 51-30-02