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
Misrepaired
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

FLUSH REPAIR LOCATED AT STA 188, BL 0 FOUND NOT TO BE INSTALLED USING APPROVED DATA. REF SNRM NR N00917 REF SRM 53-30-3 FIG 2 DAMAGE CUTOUT NOT PARALLEL TO STRINGER CENTERLINE AND AMOUNT OF FASTENERS INCORRECT. REMOVED EXISTING REPAIR, REF SRM 51-30-02 ENLARGED CUTOUT REF SRM 53-30-3 FIG 1. FABRICATED REPAIR DOUBLER AND INSTALLED REF SRM 53-30-3. TREATED, PRIMED AND PAINTED, RESTORED CORROSION INHIBITER REF SRM 51-10-2 CLASSIFIED AS A MAJOR REPAIR, CATEGORY B.