Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 727225

Difficulty date
November 20, 2003
Submitted
December 19, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N742DH
Make and model
Boeing 727225
Aircraft serial
21290
Aircraft time
57,477 hours, 36,433 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Lightning Strike
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, LOWER FUSELAGE EXTERIOR BS 277 TO BS 178 AREAS SKIN DEEP BLEND OUTS BETWEEN STR 25R TO 26R. STRIPPED PAINT AND FOUND LIGHTNING STRIKES. DRILLED 6 EACH AREAS TO .250 AND INSTALLED FASTENERS IAW B-727 SRM 53-30-3 FIG 20. ONE EACH AREA FOUND TO BE OUT OF LIMITS IAW B-727 SRM 53-30-1 FIG 1. CUT OUT DAMAGED AREA AND FABBED REPAIR FILLER IAW B-727 SRM 53-30-3 FIG 3. BARE METAL AND REPAIR PARTS. TREATED AND PRIMED IAW B-727 SRM 51-10-2. INSTALLED IAW B-727 SRM 53-30-3 FIG 3.