Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 727232

Difficulty date
July 11, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N410DA
Make and model
Boeing 727232
Aircraft serial
21222
Part
Skin
Part number
655457416
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 481-681
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

FUSELAGE SKIN FS 481-681, STRG 4R, SKIN LAP SPLICE, CRACK REPAIR. LFEC INSPECTION OF THE STRINGER 4R SKIN LAP SPLICE BETWEEN FS 481 AND 681 INDICATED CRACKS IN THE LOWER FASTENER ROW OF THE LOWER SKIN. INTERNAL HFEC INSPECTION CONFIRMED 29 CRACKS ALONG THE PANEL LENGTH. THE SKIN LAP WAS CUTOUT ALONG THE ENTIRE PANEL AND REPAIRED WITH AN EXTERNAL ALUMINUM DOUBLER PER ER/A 367768-14AD.