Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 727232

Difficulty date
January 28, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N421DA
Make and model
Boeing 727232
Aircraft serial
21274
Part
Skin
Part number
65545664
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

LFEC INSPECTION OF THE STRINGER 26L SKIN LAP SPLICE BETWEEN FS 480 AND 681 INDICATED POSSIBLE CRACKS IN THE LOWER SKIN. INTERNAL HFEC INSPECTION CONFIRMED 18 CRACK LOCATIONS IN LOWER FASTENER ROW OF THE LOWER SKIN ALONG THE LENGTH OF THE PANEL. THE LAP SPLICE WAS CUT AWAY ALONG THE ENTIRE LENGTH OF THE LOWER SKIN PANEL AND REPAIRED WITH AND EXTERNAL ALUMINUM DOUBLER PER ER/A 366543-14, REV B.