Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 727233

Difficulty date
January 5, 2007
Submitted
January 10, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N284FE
Make and model
Boeing 727233
Aircraft serial
22621
Aircraft time
39,602 hours, 24,965 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Damaged
Location
Bs 1140
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

AIRCRAFT FUSELAGE HAS AIR LEAK AT LOWER EXT SKIN WITH CORROSION PRESENT BS 1140 RBL 2 WO NR 35039 SNRM NR N01014, ALSO WORKED WITH SNRM NR N00249. REMOVED DAMAGE, FABRICATED DOUBLER, INSTALLED DOUBLER, WEB INTERCOSTAL, FILLER, STIFFENER, WEB SUPPORT, 2 EACH STIFFENERS REF SRM 53-30-3 DETAIL II PG 8 FIGURE 3 CLASSIFIED AS A MAJOR REPAIR.