Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 727227

Difficulty date
November 22, 2005
Submitted
November 23, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N486FE
Make and model
Boeing 727227
Aircraft serial
21489
Aircraft time
37,578 hours, 28,022 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Corroded
Location
Zone 100
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

AFT PIT AT STA BS 1012 AT LBL 29 HAS CORROSION ON SKIN. REMOVED EXISTING REPAIR AND DAMAGED SKIN IAW B727 SRM 53-30-3 FIGURE 3A. FABRICATED NEW REPAIR IAW B727 SRM 53-30-3 FIGURE 3A. ALODINED AND PRIMED IAW B727 SRM 51-10-2; AND INSTALLED NEW REPAIR IAW B727 SRM 53-30-3 FIGURE 3A. THIS IS A MAJOR REPAIR. REFERENCE FEDEX NR N00434, SIGNED BY TIMCO MECH NR 6709 AND QC298.