SDR DL72S990492

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
System (JASC): 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
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 REVEALED CRACK INDICATIONS IN THE LOWER ROW OF FASTENERS OF THE LOWER SKIN AT THE STRINGER 4R SKIN LAP SPLICE BETWEEN FS 481 AND 680. INTERNAL HFEC INSPECTION CONFIRMED 54 CRACK INDICATIONS ALONG THE LENGTH OF THE PANEL. THE LAP SPLICE WAS CUTOUT ALONG ITS ENTIRE LENGTH AND REPAIRED WITH AND EXTERNAL ALUMINUM DOUBLER PER ER/A 366795-14AD, REV A.