Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 727232

Difficulty date
February 23, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N401DA
Make and model
Boeing 727232
Aircraft serial
21145
Part
Skin
Part number
65545662
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 REVEALED CRACKS IN THE LOWER FASTENER ROW OF THE LOWER SKIN OF THE STRINGER 26L LAP SPLICE BETWEEN FS 480 AND 681. INTERNAL HFEC INSPECTION CONFIRMED A TOTAL OF 6 CRACKS ALONG THE PANEL LENGTH. THE SKIN LAP SPLICE WAS CUT OUT ALONG THE ENTIRE LOWER PANEL LENGTH AND REPAIRED WITH AN EXTERNAL ALUMINUM DOUBLER PER ER/A 366709-14, REV A.