Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 727200

Difficulty date
March 20, 2003
Submitted
April 19, 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, FUSELAGE SKIN HAS 3 DENTS BETWEEN BS 1133 AND 1148 BELOW STR 19R. REMOVED PAINT IAW B-727 MM 51-20-01. DAMAGED AREAS FOUND TO BE OUT OF LIMITS IAW B-727 SRM 53-30-1 FIG 1. CUT OUT DAMAGED AREA (2 DENTS IN 1 CUTOUT) DIM 1.75 X 1.25 INCH AND 5.5 X 2.5 INCH IAW B-727 SRM 53-30-3 FIG 1. FABBED REPAIR DOUBLER THAT INCORPORATES NR 43433, 43434, 43435, FROM 2024-T3 .063 PO 9912495 DIM 62.5 X 16 INCHES IAW B-727 SRM 53-30-3 FIG 1, 53-30-2 FIG 2. DOUBLER TREATED, PRIMED AND INSTALLED IAW B-727 SRM 51-10-2, 53-30-1 FIG 1, 53-30-2 FIG 2.

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