Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 727232

Difficulty date
March 7, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N497DA
Make and model
Boeing 727232
Aircraft serial
21077
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 REVEALED CRACK INDICATIONS IN THE LOWER ROW OF FASTENERS OF THE LOWER SKIN PANE AT THE STRINGER 4R SKIN LAP SPLICE BETWEEN FS 681 AND 740. INTERNAL HFEC INSPECTION CONFIRMED 38 CRACKS ALONG THE LENGTH OF THE PANEL. THE SKIN LAP WAS CUTOUT ALONG THE PANEL LENGTH AND REPAIRED WITH AN EXTERNAL ALUMINUM DOUBLER PER ER/A 366796-14AD, REV A.