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
655457416
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 481-681
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 481 AND 681 INDICATED CRACKS IN THE LOWER FASTENER ROW OF THE LOWER SKIN. INTERNAL HFEC INSPECTION CONFIRMED MULTIPLE CRACKS IN MULTIPLE FRAME BAYS ALONG THE PANEL LENGTH. THE SKIN LAPS SPLICE WAS CUTOUT AND REPAIRED WITH AN EXTERNAL ALUMINUM DOUBLER PER ER/A 367302-14AD.