Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 727227

Difficulty date
December 5, 2005
Submitted
December 5, 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

MAIN CABIN, CENTER WING BOX UPPER SURFACE, SKIN IS CORRODED AT STA BS 820 LBL10. REPAIR CENTER WING BOX UPPER SURFACE OF SKIN IAW FEDEX EA7 5710-92595. "WINGS UPPER SKIN PANEL, CENTER TANK CORRODED, REPAIR ". ALODINED AND PRIMED BARE METAL IAW B727 SRM 51-10-2. INSTALLED FASTENERS WET IAW B727 SRM 51-30-2. CAP SEALED ALL FASTENERS IAW B727-200 MM 28-11-00-0-8. THIS IS A MAJOR REPAIR SIGNED BY TIMCO MECH NR 4315 AND QC298 REFERENCE FEDEX SNRM N01111.