Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 727232

Difficulty date
February 17, 2001
Submitted
February 23, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N511DA
Make and model
Boeing 727232
Aircraft serial
21313
Aircraft time
71,576 hours, 48,301 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
655457416
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
E
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 480 & 680 INDICATED CRACKS. INTERNAL MFEC INSPECTIONS CONFIRMED 7 CRACKS ALONG THE LOWER FASTENER ROW OF THE LOWER SKIN. THE SKIN LAP WAS CUTOUT TO REMOVE ALL HOLES. THE JOINT WAS REPAIRED WITH AN EXTERNAL ALUMINUM DOUBLER INSTALLED PER ER/A 380057-14AD.