Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 727224

Difficulty date
July 16, 2004
Submitted
August 3, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N745DH
Make and model
Boeing 727224
Aircraft serial
20665
Engine
Pwa JT8D9A
Part
Skin
Condition
Damaged
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 A C-CHECK, THE FOLLOWING DISCREPANCIES WERE NOTED; LT FUSELAGE SKIN PREVIOUS REPAIR HAS SKIN PILLOWING AT BS 1130-1144 ABOVE STR 26L. DAMAGE FOUND TO BE OUT OF LIMITS IAW 53-30-1 FIG 1. REMOVED PREVIOUS REPAIR, CUT OUT DAMAGED AREA 12.1250 INCHES X 8.1250 INCHES AND FABBED STRUCTURAL FILLER FROM 2024 T3 .063 PO NR 900920 DIM 22.2500 INCHES X 6.5 INCHES AND DOUBLER FROM 2024 T3 .071 PO NR 900781 DIM 20.2500 INCHES X 14.5 INCHES, PARTS TREATED, PRIMED AND INSTALLED SRM 53-30-3 FIG 5 & 51-10-2. REPAIR IS CATEGORY B.