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
65545672
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 681-740
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 681-740 STRINGER 4R, SKIN LAP SPLICE, REPAIR FOR CRACKS. LFEC INSPECTION OF THE STRINGER 4R LAP SPLICE BETWEEN FS 681 AND 740. INDICATED CRACKS IN THE LOWER FASTENER ROW OF THE LOWER SKIN PANEL. INTERNAL HFEC INSPECTION CONFIRMED 15 CRACKS ALONG THE PANEL. THE LAP SPLICE WAS CUTOUT ALONG THE ENTIRE PANEL LENGTH AND REPAIRED WITH AND EXTERNAL ALUMINUM DOUBLER. THE REPAIR WAS INSTALLED PER ER/A 366703-14, REV A.