Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 727227

Difficulty date
September 25, 2007
Submitted
September 25, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N489FE
Make and model
Boeing 727227
Aircraft serial
21492
Aircraft time
40,944 hours, 26,432 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
6517527
Condition
Damaged
Location
Zone 200
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

AFT FUSELAGE AT FS 1320 IN SECTION 48 ZONE, SKIN HAS 2 PREVIOUS PUNCTURES FILLED WITH SEALANT ON LT SIDE OF A/C BETWEEN STRINGERS 3L AND 6L JUST BELOW VERTICAL STAB. REMOVED DAMAGE SRM 53-30-3 FIG 13A. FABRICATED REPAIR DOUBLER SRM 53-30-3 FIG 13 A. NDT AT STR 3L AND 6L IAW 727 MAN PART 4 51-00-00 FIG 2, PART 6 51-00-00 FIG 23 ORG "T" .055, REMAINING "T" .052, LOSS .003 AT 6L, NO DEFECTS AT 3L AND 6L. ALODINED AND PRIMED DOUBLER AT 3L AND AREA AT 6L SRM 51-10-2 PG 7 AND 8. INSTALLED DOUBLER AT 3L SRM 53-30-3 PG 74C. PAINTED AREAS AT 3L AND 6L SRM 53-30-3 PG 74C. THIS IS CLASSIFIED AS A MAJOR REPAIR.