Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 727232

Difficulty date
February 8, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N526DA
Make and model
Boeing 727232
Aircraft serial
21586
Part
Skin
Part number
655456719
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 720-730
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

WHILE ACCOMPLISHING LFEC INSPECTION PER SI 4-74176-12, REV B ON THE S4R LAP JOINT, CRACK INDICATIONS WERE FOUND BETWEEN BS 640 AND BS 740. AFTER GAINING INTERNAL ACCESS AND ACCOMPLISHING THE REQUIRED HFEC INSPECTIONS; ONE CRACK WAS CONFIRMED AT A FASTENER LOCATED AT BS 720+10 ON THE LWR ROW OF THE LWR SKIN PANEL. REPAIRED PER ERA 332735-14.