Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 727232

Difficulty date
June 29, 2001
Submitted
July 9, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N532DA
Make and model
Boeing 727232
Aircraft serial
22045
Aircraft time
61,760 hours, 46,028 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
65182175
Condition
Cracked
Location
Skin
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

DURING THE ACCOMPLISHMENT OF THE INSPECTIONS REQUIRED BY AD 99-04-22, TWO CRACKS WERE FOUND IN THE STR 4L LAP JOINT BETWEEN FS 380 AND 400. THE CRACKS WERE CUT OUT AND REPAIRED PER B727 SRM 53-30-3, FIGURE 5. THE CRACKS WERE FOUND AT HMV.