Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 727232

Difficulty date
September 2, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N520DA
Make and model
Boeing 727232
Aircraft serial
21471
Part
Skin
Part number
65182173
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 360-481
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

FUSELAGE SKIN FS 360-481, STRG 4L SKIN LAP SPLICE, CRACK REPAIR. LFEC INSPECTION OF THE STRINGER 4L SKIN LAP SPLICE BETWEEN FS 360 AND 481 INDICATED CRACKS IN THE LOWER FASTENER ROW OF THE LOWER SKIN PANEL. INTERNAL HFEC INSPECTION CONFIRMED 14 CRACKS ALONG THE PANEL LENGTH. THE ENTIRE SKIN LAP SPLICE WAS CUT OUT AND REPLACED WITH AND EXTERNAL ALUMINUM DOUBLER PER ER/A 368137-14AD.