SDR DL72S990742

Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 727232

Difficulty date: April 4, 1999
Submitted: March 26, 2000
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N528DA
Make and model: Boeing 727232
Aircraft serial: 21702
System (JASC): 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
Part: Skin
Part number: 65545664
Condition: Cracked
Location: Bs 460-680
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 14 CRACKS IN 6 DIFFERENT FRAME BAYS. THE ENTIRE SKIN LAP WAS CUTOUT TO REMOVE ALL CRACKS AND REPAIRED WITH AN EXTERNAL DOUBLER PER ER/A 367077-14AD, REV B. EXISTING ADJACENT CORROSION REPAIRS WERE INCORPORATED INTO THE LAP REPAIR.