Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 727247

Difficulty date
February 10, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N2807W
Make and model
Boeing 727247
Aircraft serial
20579
Part
Skin
Part number
655457416
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 548
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

FUSELAGE SKIN FS 548, STRG 4R SKIN LAP SPLICE, CRACK REPAIR. EXTERNAL LFEC INSPECTION OF THE STRINGER 4R SKIN LAP SHOWED A CRACK INDICATION AT FS 548. INTERNAL HFEC INSPECTION OF THE ENTIRE PANEL LENGTH CONFIRMED ONLY ONE CRACK AT FS 548 ALONG THE LOWER FASTENER ROW OF THE LAP. THE CRACK WAS TRIMMED OUT OF THE LAP AND REPAIRED WITH AN EXTERNAL ALUMINUM DOUBLER PER B727 SRM 53-30-3, FIG 5. THE REPAIR WAS DOCUMENTED PER ER/A 366677-14.