# SDR DL72L990915

- Type: Service difficulty report (as reported; unverified)
- Difficulty date: April 27, 1999
- Submitted: March 26, 2000
- Operation: Air carrier
- Aircraft: N507DA
- Make and model: Boeing 727232
- Aircraft serial: 21309
- System (JASC): [5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/5330)
- Part: Skin
- Part number: 65545672
- Condition: Cracked
- Location: Bs 680-740
- Stage of operation: IN
- Nature of condition: O
- Precautionary procedure: K
- FAA source: FAA Service Difficulty Reporting System (https://sdrs.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72L990915

## Discrepancy

FUSELAGE SKIN FS 680-740 STRINGER 4R SKIN LAP SPLICE, CRACK REPAIR.  LFEC INSPECTION OF THE STRINGER 4R SKIN LAP SPLICE BETWEEN FS 680 AND 740 INDICATED CRACKS IN THE LOWER FASTENER ROW OF THE LOWER SKIN.  INTERNAL HFEC INSPECTION CONFIRMED 24 CRACKS ALONG THE PANEL LENGTH.  THE ENTIRE SKIN LAP SPLICE WAS CUTOUT AND REPAIRED WITH AN EXTERNAL ALUMINUM DOUBLER   PER ER/A 367266-14AD.

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