Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 727232

Difficulty date
February 6, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N519DA
Make and model
Boeing 727232
Aircraft serial
21470
Part
Skin
Part number
655457416
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 528
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

FUSELAGE SKIN, FS 528, STRG 4, REPAIR FOR SKIN CRACK. LFEC INSPECTION OF THE STRINGER 4R SKIN LAP SPLICE GAVE A CRACK INDICATION. HFEC INTERNAL INSPECTION WAS THEN ACCOMPLISHED ALONG THE ENTIRE LENGTH OF THE PANEL WITH ONLY ONE CRACK FINDING. THE CRACK WAS IN THE LOWER FASTENER ROW OF THE LOWER SKIN AND WAS LOCALLY TRIMMED OUT AN REPAIRED PER B727 SRM 53-30-3, FIG 5. 10 FASTENERS FWD AND AFT OF THE CUTOUT WERE REMOVED AN HFEC INSPECTED WITH NO CRACKS.