Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 727232

Difficulty date
March 3, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N402DA
Make and model
Boeing 727232
Aircraft serial
21146
Part
Skin
Part number
65545703
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 360-480
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 480 REVEALED CRACKS IN THE LOWER FASTENER ROW OF THE LOWER SKIN. INTERNAL HFEC INSPECTION CONFIRMED SEVERAL CRACKS ALONG THE PANEL LENGTH. THE ENTIRE SKIN LAP WAS CUT OUT AND REPAIRED WITH AN EXTERNAL ALUMINUM DOUBLER PER ER/A 366782-14, REV B.