Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 727233

Difficulty date
May 16, 2008
Submitted
May 21, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N274FE
Make and model
Boeing 727233
Aircraft serial
22039
Aircraft time
44,006 hours, 27,834 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
65139131
Condition
Damaged
Location
Zone 100
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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

STA 660 AT PREVIOUS REPAIR STR 28L TO 28R EXTERIOR SKIN BULGED AND CRACKED NEAR L/E OF REPAIR, BULGING NEAR T/E. MANY FASTENERS SHOW EVIDENCE OF WORKING AND CORROSION. REMOVED PREVIOUS DOUBLER IAW B727 SRM 51-30-2, CUTOUT DAMAGED AREA DIM 17 INCH BY 11 INCH AND FABRICATED REPAIR DOUBLER FROM 2024-T3 .080 PO NR 9005551 DIM 25 3/4 INCH BY 21 3/4 INCH AND 2 FILLERS FROM 2024-T3 .071 PO NR 9007126 DIM 10 INCH BY 1 INCH EACH IAW B727 SRM 53-30-3 FIG 1 AND 53-30-2 FIG 2. TREATED AND PRIMED PARTS IAW B727 SRM 51-10-2 AND INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER AND FILLERS IAW B727 SRM 51-30-2 AND 53-30-3 FIG 1.