Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 727223

Difficulty date
August 22, 2000
Submitted
October 16, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N706AA
Make and model
Boeing 727223
Aircraft serial
22463
Part
Skin
Condition
Gouged
Location
Fuselage
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

TUL - FOUND 4 INCH LONG GOUGE IN FUSELAGE SKIN STATION 1027 BELOW STRINGER 20 RT. CHECKED GOUGE FOR CRACKS. NO CRACKS NOTED. INSTALLED FASTENER IN SKIN AT POINT WHERE GOUGE OUT OF LIMITS PER SRM 53-30-3 PART 2 FIG 20, AUTHORIZED BY ESO 11697 DATED 8/22/00. (M)