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
65545672
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 681-740
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 681 AND 740 INDICATED CRACKS IN THE LOWER FASTENER ROW OF THE LOWER SKIN. INTERNAL HFEC INSPECTION CONFIRMED 48 CRACKS ALONG THE PANEL LENGTH. THE ENTIRE SKIN LAP WAS CUT OUT OF THE PANEL AND REPAIRED WITH AN EXTERNAL ALUMINUM DOUBLER PER ER/A 366752-14, REV A.