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
Part
Skin
Part number
65545672
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 360 & 740 REVEALED CRACK INDICATIONS IN THE LOWER FASTENER ROW OF THE LOWER SKIN. INTERNAL MFEC INSPECTION OF THE SKIN PANEL BETWEEN FS 480 & 680 CONFIRMED CRACKS IN CONSECUTIVE FRAME BAYS. THE ENTIRE SKIN LAP WAS CUT OUT AND REPAIRED WITH AN EXTERNAL ALUMINUM DOUBLER PER ER/A 368977-14AD.