Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 727232

Difficulty date
May 2, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N489DA
Make and model
Boeing 727232
Aircraft serial
21019
Part
Skin
Part number
65545703
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 360-480
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 480 INDICATED CRACKS IN THE LOWER FASTENER ROW OF THE LOWER SKIN. INTERNAL HFEC INSPECTION CONFIRMED 19 CRACKS ALONG THE PANEL LENGTH. THE SKIN LAP SPLICE WAS CUTOUT AND REPAIRED WITH AN EXTERNAL ALUMINUM DOUBLER PER ER/A 367303-14AD.