Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 727232

Difficulty date
April 17, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N527DA
Make and model
Boeing 727232
Aircraft serial
21587
Part
Skin
Part number
655456716
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 680-740
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 680 AND 740 INDICATED CRACKS IN THE LOWER FASTENER ROW OF THE LOWER SKIN. INTERNAL HFEC INSPECTION CONFIRMED 40 CRACKS ALONG THE LENGTH OF THE PANEL. THE ENTIRE SKIN LAP SPLICE WAS CUTOUT AND REPAIRED WITH AN EXTENRAL ALUMINUM DOUBLER PER ER/A 367208-14AD.