Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 727232

Difficulty date
June 8, 2001
Submitted
June 26, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N514DA
Make and model
Boeing 727232
Aircraft serial
21430
Aircraft time
72,780 hours, 47,909 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
65545739
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

DURING AD 99-04-22 INSPECTIONS OF THE LAP SPLICE LOWER FASTENER ROWS, TWO NONCONSECUTIVE BAYS WERE FOUND WITH CRACK INDICATIONS. THE CRACKS WERE REMOVED AND THE SKIN REPAIRED PER B727 SRM 53-30-3 FIG 5, AS MANDATED BY FAA LETTER 99-120S-171, DTD 3-4-99.