SDR DL72S992804

Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 727232

Difficulty date: December 21, 1999
Submitted: March 26, 2000
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N408DA
Make and model: Boeing 727232
Aircraft serial: 21152
System (JASC): 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
Part: Skin
Part number: 65545703
Condition: Cracked
Location: Bs 360 - 480
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 & 740 REVEALED CRACK INDICATIONS IN THE LOWER SKIN OF THE LOWER FASTENER ROW. INTERNAL MFEC INSPECTION OF THE SKIN PANEL BETWEEN FS 360 & 480 CONFIRMED A TOTAL OF 4 CRACKS IN ALONG THE SKIN LENGTH. THE ENTIRE LAP JOINT WAS CUT OUT AND REPAIRED WITH AN EXTERNAL ALUMINUM DOUBLER PER ER/A 368979-14AD.