Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 727227

Difficulty date
September 16, 2008
Submitted
September 17, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N488FE
Make and model
Boeing 727227
Aircraft serial
21491
Aircraft time
41,722 hours, 28,113 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
53FX130113
Condition
Damaged
Location
Zone 100
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

DURING STRINGER REPAIR AT FS 550 AND STR 26L EXISTING HOLE LOCATED IN STRINGER ONLY WAS DRILLED THRU FUSELAGE SKIN. THE HOLE THRU THE SKIN IS BETWEEN 2 MANUFACTURING SKIN FALLING ON THE EDGE OF THE FWD SKIN LEAVING NO EDGE DISTANCE. FABRICATED REPAIR DOUBLER AND FILLER FOR SKIN DOUBLER STA 550 STR 26L REF P-F SRM 53-30-2 PG 6-8 FIG 1A. TREATED, PRIMED AND INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER, FILLER REF SRM 51-10-6 PG 1-7, 53-30-2 FIG 1A 53-30-2 PG 2. THIS IS CLASSIFIED AS A MINOR REPAIR. CAT "B" REPAIR. SEE SRM 53-30-3 P7 TABLE III FOR INSPECTION REQUIREMENTS.