Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 727233

Difficulty date
July 16, 2008
Submitted
July 21, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N273FE
Make and model
Boeing 727233
Aircraft serial
22038
Aircraft time
42,262 hours, 26,602 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
6554571
Condition
Corroded
Location
Bs 680-682
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

C1 PIT BILGE AREA-STR 28R STA 680 LEVELING COMPOUND BULGING WITH CORROSION ON SKIN. REMOVED DAMAGED COMPOUND. FOUND CORROSION AT SKIN AND NDT FOR LIMITS ORIGINAL "T" .070 LOSS AT LOWEST POINT IS .034, REMAINING T IS .036 IS OUT OF LIMITS REF SRM 53-30-3. REMOVED DAMAGE AREA REF SRM 53-30-3 FIG 3A. FABRICATED AND VERIFIED REPAIR DOUBLER AS 2024-T3 .080 REF SRM 53-30-2 FIG 3A (A17124/PO NR 1038533). TREATED AND PRIMED REF SRM 51-30-2 PG 7. INSTALLED REF SRM 53-30-3 FIG 3A. RESTORED COMPOUND REF MM 51-40-00-0. THIS IS CLASSIFIED AS A MAJOR REPAIR.