What was found
TPA - DURING CX-2 CHECK, FOUND .375 INCH LONG SKIN CRACK, LEFT FUSELAGE, 2 INCH AFT OF BS 727B AT LOWER EDGE OF STRINGER 18L. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER SRM 53-30-3 FIG 1. DOUBLER MADE OF 2024T3 - .063 PER BOEING SRM 53-30-3 FIG 1. (M)
- Difficulty date
- May 7, 1999
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N272AU
- Make and model
- Boeing 7372B7
- Aircraft serial
- 22884
- System (JASC)
- 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Bs 727
- Part time
- 44,551 hours
- Stage of operation
- IN
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
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