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
651842011
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 SMALL DENTS BETWEEN STA 320 - 316 AND BETWEEN STR 19-20L. EVALUATED 02 DENTS BELOW L1 DOOR USING MECHANICAL MEANS AND FOUND DENTS WITHIN LIMITS, BUT DENTS ARE LESS THAN 10 INCHES FROM THE LAP SEAM IAW SRM 53-30-1 FIG 1. PERFORMED HFEC INSPECTION AND NO DEFECTS NOTED. DENTS ACCEPATBLE "AS IS" IAW EA NR 7-5330-122389.