Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 727225

Difficulty date
June 24, 2008
Submitted
July 1, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N467FE
Make and model
Boeing 727225
Aircraft serial
21449
Aircraft time
50,447 hours, 35,587 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
65174614
Condition
Damaged
Location
Zone 300
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

DRILL START NEXT TO RIVET, UNDER PANEL 9702, VERTICAL STABILIZER UPPER SKIN, DEPTH OUT OF LIMITS. FOUND WHILE ACCOMPLISHING N/R N00752, FOUND DAMAGE TO BE OUT OF LIMITS. VERIFIED REPAIR MATERIAL TO 2024-T-3 .080". FABRICATED REPAIR DOUBLER AND INSTALLED DOUBLER IN REF TO SRM 55-30-3 PG 1-2. TREATED AND PRIMED DOUBLER, IN REF TO SRM 51-10-2 PG 1-7, THIS IS CLASSIFIED AS A MAJOR REPAIR.