Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 727200

Difficulty date
March 20, 2003
Submitted
April 8, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N741DH
Make and model
Boeing 727200
Aircraft serial
21931
Aircraft time
44,384 hours, 35,863 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Dented
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

DURING C-CHECK, FUSELAGE SKIN HAS 2 DENTS FWD BS 520 ABOVE STR 26R AND 1 DENT BELOW STR 26R. CUT OUT 2 EACH DAMAGED AREAS (2 X 1 INCH) AND (1.5 X 1.5 INCH). FABRICATED DOUBLER 2024-T3, .071, PO 9912441 (21" X 13.25 INCH) AND STRUCTURAL FILLER, 2024-T3, .063, PO 9912380, (23 X 10.5 INCH) IAW B-727 SRM 53-30-2 AND 53-30-3 FIG 24. TREATED AND PRIMED PARTS IAW B-727 SRM 51-10-2. INSTALLED REPAIR WASHERS AS REQUIRED IAW B-727 SRM 53-30-3, FIG 24. INSTALLED STRUCTURAL FILLER AND DOUBLER IAW B-727 SRM 51-30-2. NOTE 1 EACH DENT WITHIN LIMITS A=1 INCH, Y=.015, A/Y=66.

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