Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 727228

Difficulty date
March 7, 2000
Submitted
April 14, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N724DH
Make and model
Boeing 727228
Aircraft serial
19862
Part
Skin
Condition
Corroded
Location
Cargo Bay
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

AT C CHK FOUND FWD CARGO BAY. CORROSION AT SKIN JUST FWD OF FRAME STA 520 & STR 19 RT. REMOVED FASTNERS AND DAMAGED SECTION, REMOVED CORROSION AT FUSELAGE SKIN, FOUND OUT OF LIMITS. REMOVED DAMAGED SECTION OF STRINGER 19 RT FROM STA 486, STA 535. REMOVED FASTNERS AT LAP SEAM STR 19 RT FROM STA 490 TO 520. STR 19 RT OUT OF LIMITS. CUT OUT DAMAGED AREA AT EXTENAL AND INTERNAL SKIN LAP STA 520 STR 19 RT 2 3/4 X 2 3/4 INCHES. CLEANED ADJACENT AREAS OF INNER SKIN LAP BTWEEN STA 480 TO 540. PREFORMED HFEC INSPECTION OF SKIN. NO CRACK INDICATION.