Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 727232

Difficulty date
November 23, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N483DA
Make and model
Boeing 727232
Aircraft serial
20863
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 228
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

THE FUSELAGE WAS FOUND WITH TWO .5 INCH CRACKS EMANATING FROM LIGHTNING STRIKE MARKS OVER THE FS 228 FRAME JUST BELOW THE STRINGER 19L SKIN LAP SPLICE. THE CRACKS WERE ROUTED OUT OF THE SKIN AND REPAIRED WITH AN EXTERNAL ALUMINUM DOUBLER PER B727 SRM 53-30-3. THE REPAIR WAS DOCUMENTED PER ER/A 366158-14.