Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 727232

Difficulty date
January 21, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N495DA
Make and model
Boeing 727232
Aircraft serial
21075
Part
Skin
Part number
6554567
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 681-740
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 SPECIAL HFEC INSPECTION, THE STRINGER 4R SKIN LAP SPLICE WAS FOUND WITH 4 CRACK INDICATIONS IN THE LOWER ROW OF FASTENERS OF THE INNER SKIN PANEL. THE ENTIRE LAP SPLICE WAS CUT (UPPER AND LOWER SKIN) AND REMOVED FOR FURTHER EVALUATION. THE CUT SKIN LAP WAS REPAIRED WITH AN EXTERNAL ALUMINUM DOUBLER AND STRUCTURAL FILLER PER ER/A 366490-14, REV A.