Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 727247

Difficulty date
February 8, 2001
Submitted
February 15, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N296WA
Make and model
Boeing 727247
Aircraft serial
22533
Aircraft time
58,555 hours, 40,214 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
655456716
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

LFEC INSPECTION OF THE STRINGER 4R SKIN LAP JOINT INDICATED CRACKS BETWEEN FS 680 & 740. INTERNAL MFEC INSPECTION CONFIRMED 5 CRACKS IN THE LOWER FASTENER ROW OF THE LOWER SKIN. THE ENTIRE SKIN LAP SPLICE WAS CUT AWAY TO REMOVE ALL DAMAGE. THE LAP WAS RESTORED WITH AN EXTERNAL ALUMINUM DOUBLER INSTALLED PER ER/A 379959-14AD.