Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 727247

Difficulty date
June 13, 2000
Submitted
June 14, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N2815W
Make and model
Boeing 727247
Aircraft serial
20871
Aircraft time
77,164 hours, 52,402 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
65182171
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

WHILE ACCOMPLISHING LFEC INSP PER 4-74176-12AD ON S4L LAP JOINT, CRACK INDICATION WAS NOTED BETWEEN BS 440 AND 460. INTERNAL HFEC INSPECTION OF ENTIRE PANEL PER SI A SINGLE CRACK WAS VERIFIED BETWEEN BS 440 AND 460 (FASTENER NR 10). DAMAGE WAS REPAIRED PER ERA 377499-14AD.