Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 727223

Difficulty date
November 6, 2010
Submitted
November 10, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N715AA
Make and model
Boeing 727223
Aircraft serial
22470
Aircraft time
64,623 hours, 34,453 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Corroded
Location
Zone 100
Part time
64,623 hours, 34,453 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

DURING HEAVY MX, WHILE PERFORMING INSPECTIONS, IT WAS NOTED THAT THE LT MLG WW INBD CTR CEILING AREA BL 0, STA 930 ABOVE APU SCREEN HAS CORROSION. REMOVED CORROSION AND FABRICATED DOUBLER FROM 2024 T3 .080" DIM 22" X 13". INSTALLED REPAIR, NO OTHER DEFECTS NOTED. ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.