SDR AU960722

Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 727277

Difficulty date
January 11, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Boeing 727277
Engine
Pwa JT8D15
Part
Skin
Condition
Corroded
Location
Ext Plates/Skin
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

(AUS) AIRCRAFT LOWER SKIN CORRODED AND SPLIT IN THE AREA OF THE LH RAM AIR INTAKE BETWEEN STRINGERS 27LH AND 28LH AT FRAME AT STN 700 - AREA OF CORROSION APPROXIMATELY 50.8MM BY 76.2MM (2IN BY 3IN) - INVESTIGATION FOUND THAT THE EXFOLIATION CORROSION WAS CAUSED BY A SALT WATER SPILL ORIGINATING FROM THE CARGO