Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 727212

Difficulty date
October 8, 2000
Submitted
November 29, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N598AJ
Make and model
Boeing 727212
Aircraft serial
21947
Part
Skin
Condition
Corroded
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

FUSELAGE SKIN FROM BS 950E PLUS 8 TO BS 950D PLUS 5, STR 29RT AND SKIN CORRODED. POSSIBLE CAUSE OF THE CORROSION WAS FATIGUE. (X)