Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 727225

Difficulty date
May 8, 2003
Submitted
May 13, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N755DH
Make and model
Boeing 727225
Aircraft serial
21857
Part
Skin
Condition
Damaged
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

FUSELAGE HAS HOLE IN LEFT SIDE, FORWARD OF AFT PRESSURE BULKHEAD, BY GROUND VEHICLE. ACCOMPLISHED REPAIR ON DAMAGED SKIN AS PER B727 SRM 53-30-3. PERFORMED PRESSURE CHECK, CHECKS OK. PATCH REPAIRED NEEDS TO BE PAINTED. TRANSFERRED TO DMI 12871E OK PER GMM 3.5 CAT-2. DOES NOT EFFECT SAFE OPS OF THE A/C. AFT LOWER CARGO GILL LINER REMOVED FOR INSPECTION AND REPAIR OF DAMAGED SKIN AND STRINGER. GILL LINER REPLACED FOLLOWING STRUCTURAL REPAIRS M/M 25-52. FURTHER INSPECTION ON ITEM 1M L/P 331006 FOUND STRINGER 24 BETWEEN STATION 1130 AND 1148 BROKEN. PERFORMED REPAIR ON STRINGER AS PER B727 SRM 53-10-3 DETAIL 1. PERFORMED PRESSURE CHECK. CHECKED OK.