Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 727223

Difficulty date
August 21, 2009
Submitted
August 24, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Filed by
ABXR001A
Airborne Maintenance & Engineering Services Inc
Aircraft
N899AA
Make and model
Boeing 727223
Aircraft serial
22015
Aircraft time
61,508 hours, 34,073 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Zone 200
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
E
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

DURING A C-CK REPETITIVE AD 2007-12-14 SB 727-53A0198, A CRACK WAS FOUND WITH EDDY CURRENT ON THE FWD ENTRY DOOR UPPER HINGE CUT-OUT. THE DAMAGE WAS CUTOUT TO A 0.70 INCH RADIUS, RE-INSPECTED WITH HFEC. FABRICATED SKIN FILLER FROM 2024 T-3 0.080 INCH, FABRICATED DOUBLER FROM 301 1/2 HARD, 0.063". 2 COATS OF PRIMER INSTALLED BETWEEN LAYERS. INSTALLED REPAIR IAW SB727-53A0198. ITEM WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.