Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 727232

Difficulty date
May 8, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N421DA
Make and model
Boeing 727232
Aircraft serial
21274
Part
Skin
Part number
65545672
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 700-720
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

INTERNAL HFEC INSPECTION OF THE LOWER FASTENER ROW OF THE LOWER SKIN PANEL OF THE STRINGER 4R SKIN LAP SPLICE INDICATED CRACKS. ONE CRACK WAS NOTED BETWEEN FS 700 AND 720 AND 3 CRACKS WERE NOTED BETWEEN FS 720A AND 720B. THE CRACKS WERE ROUTED OUT OF THE SKIN LAP AND REPAIRED WITH EXTERNAL ALUMINUM DOUBLERS PER B727 SRM 53-30-03, FIG 5 AND ER/A 367346-14.