Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 727227

Difficulty date
October 16, 2008
Submitted
October 20, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N491FE
Make and model
Boeing 727227
Aircraft serial
21529
Aircraft time
40,187 hours, 27,171 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
65545772
Condition
Damaged
Location
Bs 720-720d
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 LT/RT, FWD WING TO BODY ATTACHMENT AREAS, SCRIBE MARKS IN SKIN STA 700, 72D STR 19L TO STR 19R. BLEND OUT DAMAGE IAW SRM 51-10-1 AND UT AREA IAW NDTM 51-00-00. FOUND SKIN OUT OF LIMITS IAW SRM 53-30-1. CUT OUT DAMAGE AREA LT SIDE & FABRICATED 1 DOUBLER AND 2 REPAIR FILLERS AND FILLER IAW SRM 53-30-3 FIG 1 & 53-30-2. INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS IAW SRM 53-30-3 & 51-30-2.