Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 727232

Difficulty date
February 28, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N400DA
Make and model
Boeing 727232
Aircraft serial
21144
Part
Skin
Part number
65545703
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 360-380
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 LAP SPLICE INDICATED CRACKS IN THE LOWER FASTENER ROW OF THE LOWER SKIN. HFEC INTERNAL INSPECTION CONFIRMED 3 CRACKS BETWEEN FS 360 AND 380. THE CRACKED AREA OF SKIN LAP WAS CUTOUT AND REPAIRED WITH AN EXTERNAL ALUMINUM DOUBLER PER ER/A 366753-14, REV A.