Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 727233

Difficulty date
August 9, 2008
Submitted
August 12, 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
6518420282
Condition
Dented
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

FUSELAGE SKIN BELOW L1 DOOR CUTOUT HAS 2 VERTICAL DENTS AT STA 320 BETWEEN STR 17L - 19L. EVALUATED 2 DENTS AND MEASURED DENTS A: 1.0 Y: .019 A/Y 45.2 AND DENT 4 A: 2.4 Y: .053 A/Y 45.2, A/Y RATIO WITHIN LIMITS BUT DENTS ARE COMMON TO TEAR STRAP AND LESS THAN 10 INCHES FROM LAP SEAM IAW B727 SRM 53-30-1. REPAIRED DENTS AT FUSELAGE SKIN BELOW L1 DOOR CUT-OUT STA 320 AND BETWEEN STR 17L - 19L IAW FX EA 7-5330-122389, FUSELAGE SKIN PANEL BETWEEN STATION 312 - 320 STR 17L TO STR 20L DENTS.