Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 727247

Difficulty date
April 6, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N2817W
Make and model
Boeing 727247
Aircraft serial
20873
Part
Skin
Part number
65545672
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 680-740
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

LFEC INSPECTION OF THE STRINGER 4R SKIN LAP SPLICE BETWEEN FS 680 AND 740 INDICATED CRACKS IN THE LOWER FASTENER ROW OF THE LOWER SKIN PANEL. INTERNAL HFEC INSPECTION CONFIRMED 9 CRACKS IN THE PANEL. THE SKIN LAP WAS CUT OUT ALONG THE LENGTH OF THE PANEL AND REPAIRED WITH AN EXTERNAL ALUMINUM DOUBLER PER ER/A 367124-14AD.