Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 727232

Difficulty date
February 12, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N483DA
Make and model
Boeing 727232
Aircraft serial
20863
Part
Skin
Part number
655457416
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 481-681
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

FUSELAGE SKIN FS 481-681 STRINGER 4R SKIN LAP SPLICE, REPAIR FOR CRACKS. LFEC INSPECTION REVEALED CRACKS IN THE LOWER SKIN OF THE STRINGER 4R LAP SPLICE BETWEEN FS 481 AND 681. INTERNAL HFEC INSPECTION CONFIRMED 14 CRACKS ALONG THE LOWER FASTENER ROW OF THE LOWER SKIN PANEL. THE SKIN LAP SPLICE WAS CUTOUT ALONG THE ENTIRE PANEL LENGTH AND REPAIR WITH AN EXTERNAL ALUMINUM DOUBLER PER ER/A 366661-14, REV A.