Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 727233

Difficulty date
August 8, 2008
Submitted
August 19, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N275FE
Make and model
Boeing 727233
Aircraft serial
22040
Aircraft time
42,881 hours, 27,378 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
65196854541
Condition
Damaged
Location
Nr 1 Nose Cowl
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

NR 1 ENGINE NOSE COWL SKIN DAMAGED AT 9 O'CLOCK POSITION CUT OUT DAMAGE AREA DIM 4 3/4 BY 3 1/2 IAW B727 SRM 54-30-3 FIG 5. CUT OUT ACCESS HOLE DIM 5 IN ABOVE DAMAGE IAW B727 SRM 54-30-3 FIG 3. FABRICATED DOUBLER REPAIRS FROM 2024T3, 0.040 INCH AND FILLER FROM 2024T3 0.032 INCH IAW B727 SRM 54-30-3. FABRICATED ACCESS DOOR MAT 2024T3, 0.050 INCH AND RING FROM 2024T3, 0.010 AND DOUBLER FROM MAT 0.063 INCH AND PLATE FROM 2024T3 0.063 INCH IAW B727 SRM 54-30-3. TREATED AND PRIMED REPAIR PARTS AND CUT OUT AREA IAW B727 SRM 51-10-2. INSTALLED ALL REPAIR PARTS IAW B727 SRM 51-30-2.