Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 727232

Difficulty date
December 28, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N495DA
Make and model
Boeing 727232
Aircraft serial
21075
Part
Skin
Part number
65545662
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 480-681
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 LT SIDE LWR FUSE SKIN AT S26L LAP SPLICE WAS FOUND WITH AN APPROX 19 INCH LONG CRACK BETWEEN BS 536 AND BS 564. THE CRACK IS LOCATED IN THE LWR OVERLAPPED SKIN, EXTENDING NEARLY HORIZ BETWEEN 20 FASTENERS IN THE LWR ROW OF THE TRIPLE ROW ATTACH PATTERN. REPAIRED PER ERA 366303-14.