Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 727232

Difficulty date
December 28, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N407DA
Make and model
Boeing 727232
Aircraft serial
21151
Part
Skin
Part number
65545662
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fs 480
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

A SKIN CRACK, 1.75 INCH BY 2 INCH WAS DISCOVERED BETWEEN STRINGER 27R AND 28R, FS 481. THE PREVIOUS REPAIR ON THIS SECTION MEASURED 5.5 INCH BY 13 INCH. THE REPAIRS WERE INCORPORATED INTO ONE REPAIR AFTER REMOVAL OF PREVIOUS REPAIR. THIS ER/A SUPERCEDES ER/A 233402-14. DURING INSTALLATION OF REPAIR FURTHER CORROSION WAS DISCOVERED AT PREVIOUS CUT OUT. FINAL CUT OUT DIMENSIONS ARE 9 INCHES BY 15 INCHES. REVISION WILL REMOVE CORROSION AND INSTALL A LARGER DOUBLER PER B727 SRM 53-30-3 FIG 3A.