Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 727232

Difficulty date
March 9, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N481DA
Make and model
Boeing 727232
Aircraft serial
20861
Part
Skin
Part number
65545672
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 700
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 INSPECTIONS PER SI 4-74176-12AD ON S4R, CRACK INDICATIONS WERE FOUND BETWEEN BS 481 AND 680. CONDUCTING HFEC INSP CONFIRMED 29 CRACK INDICATIONS IN THE LWR FASTENER ROW OF THE LAP JOINT. REPAIRED PER ERA 332875-14AD, REV A.