Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 727247

Difficulty date
April 25, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N2821W
Make and model
Boeing 727247
Aircraft serial
21059
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

FUSELAGE CK REPAIR, 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. INTERNAL HFEC INSPECTION CONFIRMED 21 CRACKS ALONG THE PANEL LENGTH. THE ENTIRE SKIN LAP WAS CUTOUT AND REPAIRED WITH AN EXTERNAL ALUMINUM DOUBLER PER ER/A 367250-14AD.