Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 727232

Difficulty date
May 24, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N483DA
Make and model
Boeing 727232
Aircraft serial
20863
Part
Skin
Part number
65545703
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

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 2 CRACKS BETWEEN FS 420 AND 440. THE CRACKS WERE CUT OUT OF THE SKIN LAP AND REPAIRED WITH AND EXTERNAL ALUMINUM DOUBLER PER B727 SRM 53-30-03, FIG 5 AND ER/A 367440-14AD.