Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 727200

Difficulty date
April 2, 2003
Submitted
April 17, 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 DISCREPANCY AS FOLLOWS, LT FUSELAGE SKIN AT BS 208 HAS A SHARP DENT ABOVE LT PITOT TUBE. LT FUSELAGE SKIN AT BS 208 HAS A SHARP DENT OUT OF LIMITS IAW B-727 SRM 53-30-1 FIG 1. CUT OUT DAMAGE AREA DIM 1 INCH IAW B-727 SRM 53-30-3 FIG 13. FABRICATED DOUBLER REPAIR FROM 2024-T3 .050 PO 9912380 DIM 3.80 INCH AND FILLER FROM 2024-T3 .040 DIM 1 INCH IAW B-722 SRM 53-30-3 FIG 12 AND 53-30-2 FIG 2. TREATED AND PRIMED IAW B-727 SRM 51-10-2. INSTALLED DOUBLER REPAIR IAW B-727 SRM 51-30-2.

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