Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 727232

Difficulty date
March 10, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N411DA
Make and model
Boeing 727232
Aircraft serial
21223
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

WHILE ACCOMPLISHING LFEC INSP PER SI 4-74176-12, ON THE S4R LAP JOINT CRACK INDICATIONS WERE FOUND BETWEEN BS 481 AND 680. HFEC CONFIRMED 15 CRACK INDICATIONS IN THE LWR FASTENER ROW OF THE LAP JOINT IN THE LWR SKIN. REPAIRED PER ERA 332838-14AD, REV A.