SDR DL72S020528

Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 727232

Difficulty date: May 8, 2002
Submitted: May 30, 2002
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N517DA
Make and model: Boeing 727232
Aircraft serial: 21433
Aircraft time: 69,294 hours, 52,507 cycles
System (JASC): 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
Part: Skin
Condition: Cracked
Location: S-4l, Fs 400
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

FUSELAGE / SKIN / STRG. 4L / FS 360-480 / SKIN LAP SPLICE : CRACK REPAIR LFEC INSPECTION OF THE STRINGER 4L SKIN LAP SPLICE BETWEEN FS 360 & 480 REVEALED CRACK INDICATIONS IN THE LOWER FASTENER ROW OF THE LOWER SKIN. INTERNAL MFEC CONFIRMED A TOTAL OF 4 CRACK LOCATIONS. THE CRACK LOCATIONS WERE REPAIRED WITH EXTERNAL ALUMINUM DOUBLERS ON A TIME-LIMITED BASIS PER ER/A 383082-14AD, REV A.