Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 727222

Difficulty date
September 27, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N7279U
Make and model
Boeing 727222
Aircraft serial
21557
Engine
Pwa JT8D15
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 312
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

FUSELAGE SKIN AFT OF FORWARD LAVATORY SERVICE PANEL FOUND WITH CRACKS AROUND AREA FASTENERS DUE TO CORROSION. 2024-T3 O.O40 INCH FUSELAGE SKIN AT STATION 312 RT SIDE, BETWEEN STRINGERS S-19 AND S-21 CORRODED. UNDERLYING BEAR STRAP, FRAME AND STRINGERS NOT AFFECTED. CORROSION DOES NOT AFFECT LAP JOINT AT STRINGER S-19. SUSPECT CAUSE OF CORROSION DUE TO LAVATORY FLUID CONTAMINATION. AFFECTED FUSELAGE SKIN REMOVED BETWEEN STATIONS 305 AND 319, BETWEEN STRINGERS S-19 AND S-21, APPROXIMATE SKIN AREA 152 INCHES SQUARE. LOCAL CORROSION REMOVED AND EXTERNAL SKIN DOUBLER AND TRIPLER INSTALLED PER SRM 53-30-3, FIGURE 3 REPAIR.