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
655457463
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

LFEC INSPECTION OF THE STRINGER 4R LAP SPLICE ALONG THE PANEL LENGTH FROM FS 681 TO 740 INDICATED POTENTIAL CRACKS IN THE LOWER SKIN. HFEC INTERNAL INSPECTION CONFIRMED 31 CRACKED FASTENER HOLES ALONG THE LOWER FASTENER ROW OF THE LOWER SKIN PANEL. THE SKIN LAP SPLICE WAS CUT OUT ALONG THE ENTIRE LENGTH OF THE SKIN PANELS. THE CUT SPLICE WAS REPAIRED WITH AND EXTERNAL ALUMINUM DOUBLER PER ER/A 366515.