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
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

REPAIR LOCATED JUST AFT OF STA 1070 BETWEEN STR 20L-21L AND BETWEEN STA 1050-1070, BETWEEN STR 20L-21L. FOUND NOT TO BE INSTALLED USING APPROVED DATA. FOUND TO BE WITHIN 3" OF REPAIR AT STA 1050-1070, STR 1050-1070, STR 21L-22L, NO FASTENERS ABOVE REPAIR AT SKIN LAP REF SRM 53-30-3 PG 20 FIG 5 AND PG 22 FIG 5 (SHEET 5). REPAIR BETWEEN STA 1050-1070 WRONG NUMBER OS FASTENERS AND WITHIN 3" OF REPAIR AT STA 1070 STR 20L-21L REF SRM 53-30-3 PG 8 FIG I. REMOVED EXISTING REPAIRS, FABRICATED NEW REPAIR DOUBLER AND INSTALLED REF SRM 53-30-3 FIG 24.