Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 727222

Difficulty date
July 25, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N7460U
Make and model
Boeing 727222
Aircraft serial
21914
Engine
Pwa JT8D15
Part
Skin
Condition
Corroded
Location
Bs 1050
Stage of operation
IN
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

AFT LOWER FUSELAGE AFT OF AFT VHF ANTENNA RT SIDE HAS BULGE, A SMALL BUBBLE AND CRACK. SUPPLEMENTAL DATA UPDATE: DISCREPANCY CONFIRMED TO BE CORROSION IN FUSELAGE SKIN AND STRINGER IN TWO PLACES: BS 1050 AT S-28L AND BS 1050 AT 28R. SKIN REPAIRED PER 53-30-3, FIGURE 3. STRINGERS REPAIRED PER SRM 53-10-3, FIGURE 1.