Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 727232

Difficulty date
May 17, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N496DA
Make and model
Boeing 727232
Aircraft serial
21076
Part
Skin
Part number
65182173
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 420-440
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 STRINGER 4L SKIN LAP SPLICE BETWEEN FS 360 AND 480 REVEALED A SINGLE CRACK IN THE LOWER FASTENER ROW OF THE LOWER SKIN BETWEEN FS 420 AND 440. THE CRACK WAS ROUTED OUT OF THE SKIN LAP AND REPAIRED WITH AN EXTERNAL ALUMINUM DOUBLER PER B727 SRM 53-30-3, FIG 5 AND ER/A 367400-14AD.