Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 727232

Difficulty date
May 23, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N417DA
Make and model
Boeing 727232
Aircraft serial
21259
Part
Skin
Part number
65545662
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 580-600
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 26L SKIN LAP SPLICE BETWEEN FS 360 AND 640 INDICATED CRACKS IN THE LOWER FASTENER ROW OF THE LOWER SKIN. INTERNAL HFEC INSPECTION CONFIRMED ONLY 2 CRACKS BETWEEN FS 580 AND 600. THE CRACKS WERE ROUTED OUT OF THE SKIN LAP AND REPAIRED WITH AN EXTERNAL ALUMINUM DOUBLER PER ER/A 367428-14AD, REV A.