As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.
What was found
FUSELAGE SKIN FS 480-500, STRG 4L, SKIN LAP SPLICE, CRACK REPAIR. HFEC INSPECTION OF THE LOWER FASTENER ROW OF THE LOWER SKIN OF THE STRINGER 4L LAP SPLICE BETWEEN FS 480 AND 680 INDICATED A SINGLE CRACK BETWEEN FS 480 AND 500. THE CRACK WAS CUTOUT OF THE SKIN LAP AND REPAIRED WITH AN EXTERNAL ALUMINUM DOUBLER PER B727 SRM 53-30-3, FIG 5 AND ER/A 367765-14AD.