Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 727232

Difficulty date
January 25, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N494DA
Make and model
Boeing 727232
Aircraft serial
21074
Part
Skin
Part number
655457460
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 481-680
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

LFEC INSPECTION OF THE STRINGER 4R SKIN LAP SPLICE ON THE PANEL BETWEEN FS 481 AND 680 INDICATED POSSIBLE CRACKS. INTERNAL HFEC INSPECTION OF THE LOWER ROW OF FASTENERS IN THE LOWER SKIN PANEL CONFIRMED A TOTAL OF 46 CRACKS ALONG THE PANEL LENGTH. THE ENTIRE LAP SPLICE WAS CUT OUT ALONG THE PANEL LENGTH. THE SKIN WAS RESPLICED WITH AN EXTERNAL ALUMINUM DOUBLER PER ER/A 366514-14, REV A.