Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 727232

Difficulty date
March 25, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N15781
Make and model
Boeing 727232
Aircraft serial
20636
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 681-740
Stage of operation
IN
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

AN INSPECTION OF THE LOWER SKIN OUTER SURFACE ALONG THE LOWEST ROW AT STRINGER 4R LAP SPLICE FROM BS 681 TO BS 740 FOUND CRACKS IN THE ENTIRE LENGTH OF THE PANEL. THE CRACKS MEASURED FROM .0625 INCH TO .25 INCH LONG. THE AREA WAS REPAIRED IAW ECRA 5330-02785. A DIP WAS ISSUED STATING THAT ENGINEERING WOULD PROVIDE FINAL DISPOSITION OF THE REPAIR WITHIN 23 MONTHS OF THIS REPAIR, AND UNTIL FINAL DISPOSITION LFEC INPECTION OF THE REPAIR WOULD BE PERFORMED IAW EA 5330-02762.