Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 727232

Difficulty date
May 31, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N505DA
Make and model
Boeing 727232
Aircraft serial
21307
Part
Skin
Part number
65545672
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 680-740
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

INTERNAL HFEC INSPECTION OF THE LOWER FASTENER ROW OF THE STRINGER 4R SKIN LAP SPLICE BETWEEN FS 680 AND 740 INDICATED 8 CRACKS ALONG THE PANEL LENGTH. THE SKIN LAP WAS CUT OUT ALONG THE PANEL LENGTH AND REPAIRED WITH AN EXTERNAL ALUMINUM DOUBLER PER ER/A 367500-14AD.