Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 727232

Difficulty date
March 20, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N477DA
Make and model
Boeing 727232
Aircraft serial
20754
Part
Skin
Part number
65545703
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 360-481
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 360 AND 481 INDICATED CRACKS IN THE LOWER FASTENER ROW OF THE LOWER SKIN. INTERNAL HFEC INSPECTION CONFIRMED CRACKS IN CONSECUTIVE FRAME BAYS. THE SKIN LAP SPLICE WAS CUT OUT ALONG THE PANEL LENGTH AND REPAIRED WITH AN EXTERNAL ALUMINUM DOUBLER PER ER/A 366970-14AD, REV A.