Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 727200

Difficulty date
January 28, 2004
Submitted
January 29, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N288FE
Make and model
Boeing 727200
Aircraft serial
21850
Aircraft time
36,556 hours, 24,016 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Damaged
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

RT EXTERIOR FUSELAGE SKIN HAS CREASE AT BS 1143 STR 18R TO 3 INCHES BELOW STR 19R. DAMAGE ON EXTERNAL SKIN BS 1143 STR 18R TO 3" BELOW STR 19R A/Y RATION=76 AREA FOUND TO BE WITHIN LIMITS PER SRM 53-30-1 FIG 1 EXCEPT AT STR 19R. FOUND TO BE OUT OF LIMITS PER SRM 53-30-1 FIG 1. CUT OUT DAMAGE AT BS 1145 STR 19R IN A 1.1 X 1.3 AREA. FABRICATED REPAIR DOUBLER FROM 2024T3 X 0.063 INCH 523505 AND INSTALLED REPAIR AT BS 1143 STR 19R PER SRM 53-30-3 FIG 3.

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