Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 727232

Difficulty date
May 5, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N524DA
Make and model
Boeing 727232
Aircraft serial
21584
Part
Skin
Part number
655456716
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 680-740
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

LFEC INSPECTION OF THE STRINGER 4R SKIN LAP SPLICE BETWEEN FS 680 AND 740 INDICATED CRACKS IN THE LOWER FASTENER ROW OF THE LOWER SKIN PANEL. INTERNAL HFEC INSPECTION CONFIRMED 4 CRACKS IN CONSECUTIVE FRAME BAYS. THE ENTIRE SKIN LAP WAS CUTOUT AND REPAIRED WITH AN EXTERNAL ALUMINUM DOUBLER PER ER/A 367316-14AD.