Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 727225

Difficulty date
November 10, 2007
Submitted
November 12, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N464FE
Make and model
Boeing 727225
Aircraft serial
21288
Aircraft time
52,271 hours, 37,220 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
6554583164
Condition
Corroded
Location
Zone 100
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 PIT BILGE SKIN CORRODED OB SIDE OF STR 28L, STA 1045-1048, LBL 16-17. REMOVED CORROSION, FOUND TO BE OUT OF LIMITS. CUT OUT DAMAGED AREA OF SKIN. FABRICATED REPAIR DOUBLER AND FILLER. TREATED AND FR PRIMED. INSTALLED EXTERNAL REPAIR REF SRM 53-30-3 FIG 3. THIS IS CLASSIFIED AS A MAJOR REPAIR.