# SDR DL72L990916

- 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: 65545703
- Condition: Cracked
- Location: Bs 360-480
- 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/DL72L990916

## Discrepancy

FUSELAGE SKIN FS 360-480 STRINGER 4R SKIN LAP SPLICE, CRACK REPAIR.  LFEC INSPECTION OF THE STRINGER 4R SKIN LAP SPLICE BETWEEN FS 360 AND 480 INDICATED CRACKS IN THE LOWER FASTENER ROW OF THE LOWER SKIN PANEL.  INTERNAL HFEC INSPECTION CONFIRMED 5 CRACKS IN THREE DIFFERENT FRAME BAYS.  THE SKIN LAP WAS CUTOUT ALONG THE ENTIRE PANEL LENGTH AND REPAIRED WITH AN   EXTERNAL ALUMINUM DOUBLER PER ER/A 367264-14AD.

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