SDR DL72S990609

Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 727232

Difficulty date: March 17, 1999
Submitted: March 26, 2000
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N498DA
Make and model: Boeing 727232
Aircraft serial: 21142
System (JASC): 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
Part: Skin
Part number: 655457489
Condition: Cracked
Location: Bs 481-681
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 481 AND 681 INDICATED CRACKS IN THE LOWER FASTENER ROW OF THE LOWER SKIN. INTERNAL HFEC INSPECTION CONFIRMED 85 CRACKS INCLUDING A 15 INCH LONG CRACK LINK UP BETWEEN FS 640 AND 660. THE ENTIRE SKIN LAP SPLICE WAS CUT OUT AND REPAIRED WITH AN EXTERNAL ALUMINUM DOUBLER PER ER/A 366960-14AD, REV A.