Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 727232

Difficulty date
April 4, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N540DA
Make and model
Boeing 727232
Aircraft serial
22386
Part
Skin
Part number
65182173
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 4L SKIN LAP SPLICE BETWEEN FS 360 AND 481 INDICATED CRACK IN THE LOWER FASTENER ROW OF THE LOWER SKIN. INTERNAL HFEC INSPECTION CONFIRMED 8 CRACKS ALONG THE PANEL. THE SKIN LAP WAS CUT OUT ALONG THE ENTIRE PANEL LENGTH AND REPAIRED WITH AN EXTERNAL ALUMINUM DOUBLER PER ER/A 367111-14AD.