Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 727247

Difficulty date
January 26, 2000
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N2815W
Make and model
Boeing 727247
Aircraft serial
20871
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 662
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

THE UPPER FUSELAGE SKIN WAS FOUND WITH CRACK INDICATIONS AT THE UPPER ROW OF FASTENERS IN THE STRINGER 26R SKIN LAP SPLICE AT FS 662. ALL CRACK DAMAGE WAS REMOVED WITH A 4.25 X 2.75 CUTOUT. THE CUTOUT WAS REPAIRED WITH AND EXTERNAL ALUMINUM DOUBLER PER B727 SRM 53-30-3, FIG 14 AND ER/A 369202-14, REV A.