Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 727232

Difficulty date
March 31, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N537DA
Make and model
Boeing 727232
Aircraft serial
22073
Part
Skin
Part number
65545664
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 480-680
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 OF THE STRINGER 26L SKIN LAP SPLICE INDICATED CRACKS IN THE LOWER FASTENER ROW OF THE LOWER SKIN. INTERNAL HFEC INSPECTION CONFIRMED CRACKS IN 4 DIFFERENT FRAME BAYS. THE ENTIRE SKIN LAP WAS CUT OUT AND REPAIRED WITH AN EXTERNAL REPAIR DOUBLER PER ER/A 367068-14AD, REV B.