SDR DL72K960545

Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 727232

Difficulty date: March 7, 1996
Submitted: March 26, 2000
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N412DA
Make and model: Boeing 727232
Aircraft serial: 21232
System (JASC): 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
Part: Skin
Part number: 651753062
Condition: Cracked
Location: Bs 1250
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

DURING A MID-VISIT, A CRACK WAS FOUND IN THE FUSELAGE SKIN AT STA 1250 NEAR STRINGER 23R. THERE WAS AN EXISTING REPAIR DOUBLER IMMEDIATELY FORWARD OF THE DAMAGE. INSTALLED PER ER/A 233656-14. AFT TERMINATION POINT OF THE EXISTING DOUBLER IS ROUGHLY AT STA 1243. EXISTING REPAIR DOUBLER WAS REMOVED AND A SINGLE DOUBLER WAS INSTALLED TO INCLUDE THE THREE CUT-OUTS PER DL ERA 303265-14.