SDR DL72S990402

Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 727232

Difficulty date: February 25, 1999
Submitted: March 26, 2000
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N518DA
Make and model: Boeing 727232
Aircraft serial: 21469
System (JASC): 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
Part: Skin
Part number: 65545703
Condition: Cracked
Location: Bs 360-481
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 SKIN LAP SPLICE BETWEEN FS 360 AND 481 INDICATED CRACKS IN THE LOWER FASTENER ROW OF THE LOWER SKIN PANEL. HFEC INTERNAL INSPECTION CONFIRMED 4 CRACKS IN TWO CONSECUTIVE FRAME BAYS. THE ENTIRE SKIN LAP SPLICE WAS CUTOUT ALONG THE PANEL LENGTH. THE LAP WAS REPAIRED WITH AN EXTERNAL ALUMINUM DOUBLER INSTALLED PER ER/A 366743-14, REV A.