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
655457416
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 481-680
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 481 & 680 INDICATED CRACKS IN THE LOWER FASTENER ROW OF THE LOWER SKIN PANEL. INTERNAL HFEC INSPECTION CONFIRMED 94 CRACKS ALONG THE PANEL LENGTH. THE SKIN LAP SPLICE WAS CUT OUT ALONG THE ENTIRE PANEL LENGTH AND REPAIRED WITH AN EXTERNAL ALUMINUM DOUBLER PER ER/A 366751-14, REV A.