Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 727223

Difficulty date
May 13, 2015
Submitted
May 14, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N727US
Make and model
Boeing 727223
Aircraft serial
22470
Aircraft time
66,371 hours, 35,809 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

DURING C-CHECK DISCOVERED A CRACK ON THE BELLY SKIN & A CORRODED FLOORBEAM AT STATION 729. REPAIRED CORRODED FLOORBEAM & BELLY SKIN IAW SRM 53-30-3 FIGURE 6 SHEET 1 53-30-3 FIGURE 3 SHEET 4 & 51-30-2 PAGE 2-3 PARAGRAPH 4.