Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 727232

Difficulty date
March 11, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N404DA
Make and model
Boeing 727232
Aircraft serial
21148
Part
Skin
Part number
65545662
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 560-580
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 26L SKIN LAP SPLICE BETWEEN FS 481 AND 681 INDICATED A CRACK IN LOWER FASTENER ROW OF THE LOWER SKIN. INTERNAL HFEC INSPECTION OF THE ENTIRE PANEL CONFIRMED A SINGLE CRACK BETWEEN FS 560 AND 580. THE CRACK WAS ROUTED OUT AND REPAIRED PER B727 SRM 53-30-3, FIG 5 AND DOCUMENTED PER ER/A 366881-14AD.