Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 727225

Difficulty date
November 22, 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
Gouged
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 TWO LIGHT GAUGES STA 670 BETWEEN STR 5 R TO STR 6 R. CLEANED GAUGES AT BS 670 STR 5 R TO 6 R MATERIAL LOSS 0.010 FOUND TO BE OUT OF LIMITS IAW B-727 SRM 53-30-3 FIG (1). CUT OUT DAMAGED AREA DIM APPROX 4 BY 1 INCH IAW B-727 SRM 53-30-2 FIG (1) IAW B-727 SRM 53-30-2. PART MADE IAW B-727 SRM 53-30-3 FIG (1) AND 53-30-2 FIG (2). PART AND BARE METAL TREATED WITH ALODINED AND PRIMER IAW B-727 SRM 51-10-2. FAB AND INSTALLED COUNTERSINK WASHER REPAIR AND DOUBLER AT BS 670 STR 5R TO 6R IAW B-727 SRM 53-30-3 FIG (1) AND 51-30-8.