# SDR DL72S000603

- Type: Service difficulty report (as reported; unverified)
- Difficulty date: March 28, 2000
- Submitted: April 14, 2000
- Operation: Air carrier
- Aircraft: [N535DA](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N535DA), registered now
- Make and model: Boeing 727232
- Aircraft serial: 22048
- Aircraft time: 58,387 hours, 43,376 cycles
- System (JASC): [5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/5330)
- Part: Skin
- Part number: 655456414
- Condition: Cracked
- Location: Fuselage
- Stage of operation: IN
- How discovered: V
- Nature of condition: O
- Precautionary procedure: K
- FAA source: FAA Service Difficulty Reporting System (https://sdrs.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S000603

## Discrepancy

LFEC INSPECTION OF THE STRINGER 26L SKIN LAP SPLICE BETWEEN FS 480 & 680 INDICATED CRACKS IN THE LOWER FASTENER ROW OF THE LOWER SKIN.  INTERNAL MFEC INSPECTION CONFIRMED 4 CRACKS ALONG THE PANEL LENGTH.  THE SKIN LAP WAS TRIMMED OFF ALONG THE PANEL LENGTH AND REPAIRED WITH AN EXTERNAL ALUMINUM DOUBLER PER ER/A 369647-14AD, REV A.

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