Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 727225

Difficulty date
November 22, 2003
Submitted
January 9, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N742DH
Make and model
Boeing 727225
Aircraft serial
21290
Aircraft time
57,477 hours, 36,433 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, UPPER FUSELAGE EXTERIOR SKIN BS 390 BETWEEN 6TH LEFT AND 7TH SKIN IS DENTED. DENT AT BS 390 STR 6L TO STR 7L FOUND OUT OF LIMITS IAW B727 SRM 53-30-1 FIG 1. REMOVED FASTENERS FOR ACCESS AND CUT OUT DAMAGED AREA DIM 3 X 2 INCH IAW B727 SRM 53-30-3 FIG 3. REMOVED PREVIOUS REPAIR FOR INCORPATION INTO NEW REPAIR IAW B727 SRM 51-30-2. FABRICATED NEW DOUBLER, DIM 25 X 12 INCH, USING 2024-T3 .050 PO 900408 IAW B727 SRM 53-30-3 FIG 3. ALODINE AND PRIMED IAW B727 SRM 51-10-2. INSTALLED REPAIR AT BS 390 STR 6 TO 7L IAW B727 SRM 53-30-3 FIG 3.