Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 727233

Difficulty date
August 8, 2007
Submitted
August 14, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N262FE
Make and model
Boeing 727233
Aircraft serial
21624
Aircraft time
49,571 hours, 30,392 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
65186291
Condition
Corroded
Location
Bs 940
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

LWR AFT CARGO PIT DOOR, S/N 508, OUTER SKIN HAS LIGHT PITTING CORROSION ON LWR CONTACT AREA OF BODY FAIRING BLENDED CORROSION, NDT VERIFIED ORIGINAL MATERIAL THICKNESS TO BE .036". MATERIAL LOSS AT DEEPEST POINT IS .002" MATERIAL IS WITHIN LIMITS WITH .034" REMAINING. TREATED AND PRIMED BLENDED AREA, REF SRM 51-10-6/51-10-2 AND NDT MAN, PART 4 51-00-00 FIG 2/ SRM 53-30-1, PG 2C FIG 2, THIS IS LEVEL 1 CORROSION.