Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 727225

Difficulty date
August 23, 2010
Submitted
August 23, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N755DH
Make and model
Boeing 727225
Aircraft serial
21857
Aircraft time
45,978 hours, 35,902 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D15
Part
Skin
Condition
Corroded
Location
Zone 500
Part time
45,978 hours, 35,902 cycles
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

WHILE IN HEAVY MX PERFORMING INSPECTIONS CORROSION WAS NOTED AT THE LT WING, LOWER SKIN FWD OF FRONT SPAR WS 250-287 BEHIND THE NR1 & NR2 KRUGER FLAP. CORROSION FOUND TO BE OUT OF LIMITS. PERFORMED BLEND-OUT IAW RES-W1 NR 2002564-12 LOSS OF MATERIAL IS .095". NO OTHER DEFECTS WERE NOTED. ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.