Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 727232

Difficulty date
May 29, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N533DA
Make and model
Boeing 727232
Aircraft serial
22046
Part
Skin
Part number
6554574155
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 480-680
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 480 AND 680 INDICATED CRACKS IN THE LOWER FASTENER ROW OF THE LOWER SKIN PANEL. INTERNAL HFEC INSPECTION CONFIRMED 12 CRACKS ALONG THE PANEL LENGTH. THE ENTIRE SKIN LAP WAS CUT OUT AND REPAIRED WITH AN EXTERNAL ALUMINUM DOUBLER PER ER/A 367489-14AD.