Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 727227

Difficulty date
March 5, 2008
Submitted
March 5, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N486FE
Make and model
Boeing 727227
Aircraft serial
21489
Aircraft time
39,357 hours, 29,437 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
6554583
Condition
Damaged
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 FUSELAGE BS 1166 BETWEEN S19L S20L, FRAME AND SKIN HAVE OVER SIZED HOLE (APPROX 3/8 DIA.) NDT TO VERIFY MATERIAL THICKNESS .050". REMOVED DAMAGE ON SKIN. FABRICATED REPAIR DOUBLER AND FILLER 2024-T3 .063" A87331/P0 NR 1032671. OVERSIZED LAP SEAM HOLES AND NDT FOR 0 TIME, NO DEFECT FOUND. TREATED AND PRIMED REPAIR DOUBLER AND FILLER. INSTALLED DOUBLER AND FILLER. SEALED EDGES AND RESTORED FINISHES. REF SRM 53-30-2, SRM 51-10-1, SRM 51-10-2. THIS IS CLASSIFIED AS A MAJOR REPAIR CATEGORY "B" REPAIR.