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

EXT REPAIR LOCATED AT STA 970-990, STR 18L FOUND NOT TO BE INSTALLED USING APPROVED DATA, REF SNRM# N00957 AND SRM 53-30-3 PG 13-14. FASTENER ROWS ARE INSUFFICIENT AT AFT LOWER CORNER. REMOVED EXISTING DOUBLER, FABRICATED NEW DOUBLER AND INSTALLED REF SRM 53-30-3 FIG 3. REPAIR IS CLASSIFIED AS MAJOR.