Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 727247

Difficulty date
February 17, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N2819W
Make and model
Boeing 727247
Aircraft serial
21057
Part
Skin
Part number
655457416
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 481-680
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

FUSELAGE SKIN FS 481-680 STRINGER 4R SKIN LAP SPLICE, REPAIR FOR CRACKS. LFEC INSPECTION OF THE STRINGER 4R SKIN LAP SPLICE BETWEEN FS 481 AND 680 INDICATED CRACKS IN THE LOWER FASTENER ROW OF THE LOWER SKIN PANEL. INTERNAL HFEC INSPECTION CONFIRMED 23 CRACKS ALONG THE PANEL LENGTH. THE LAP SPLICE WAS CUTOUT ALONG THE ENTIRE PANEL LENGTH AND REPAIRED WITH AN EXTERNAL ALUMINUM DOUBLER. THE REPAIR WAS INSTALLED PER ER/A 366702-14, REV A.