Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 727232

Difficulty date
May 5, 2000
Submitted
May 7, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N529DA
Make and model
Boeing 727232
Aircraft serial
21703
Aircraft time
58,016 hours, 44,495 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
655457486
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

CRACKS WERE FOUND IN THE STR 4R LAP JOINT BETWEEN FS 480 AND FS 500. ERA 334363-14 AUTHORIZES THE DAMAGE TO BE CUT OUT AND REPAIRED PER SRM 53-30-3, FIGURE 5. THE DAMAGE WAS FOUND AT HMV.