Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 727223

Difficulty date
May 3, 2000
Submitted
June 20, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N877AA
Make and model
Boeing 727223
Aircraft serial
21389
Part
Skin
Condition
Bulged
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 FUSELAGE SKIN BULGED BETWEEN FASTENERS STATION 1176, STRINGER 27R. CUT OUT 4 INCHES WIDE BY 14 INCHES LONG SECTION OF SKIN STATION 1166 TO 1183 STRINGER 27R. REMOVED CORROSION ON STRINGER 27R. STRINGER FOUND TO BE WITHIN LIMITS PER SRM 53-30-3. INSTALLED REPAIR OVER AREA PER SRM 53-30-3 FIG 3A. (M)