Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 727277

Difficulty date
December 29, 2006
Submitted
January 2, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N243FE
Make and model
Boeing 727277
Aircraft serial
21480
Aircraft time
44,524 hours, 34,731 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Damaged
Location
Fusleage
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K, O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

REPAIR LOCATED AFT OF STA 1070 BETWEEN STR 17L - 18L, FOUND NOT TO BE INSTALLED USING APPROVED DATA, SNRM# N00956 REF. SRM 53-30-3 FIG 3. THERE IS NO ALLOWANCE FOR TRIPLER INSTALLATION. INSTALLED REPAIR REF FED EX EA NR 7-5530-99315 AND AAR EA I060473 REV IR. CLASSIFIED AS A MAJOR REPAIR.