Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 7272Q9

Difficulty date
March 27, 2005
Submitted
May 22, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N740DH
Make and model
Boeing 7272Q9
Aircraft serial
21930
Aircraft time
46,106 hours, 37,206 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Lightning Strike
Location
Fuselage
Part time
21,930 hours, 46,106 cycles
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

2 RIVETS SHOWING SIGNS OF LIGHTNING STRIKE AFT OF STA 950B UNDERNEATH FUSELAGE SKIN STR 29R. CUT-OUT 6.750 X 3.125 INCHES SECTION OF LOWER FUSELAGE SKIN AT BS 950B+15 AT STR 29R DUE TO LIGHTNING STRIKE DAMAGED BEYOND ALLOWABLE LIMITS PER B727 SRM 53-30-1 FIG 1. FABRICATED REPAIR DOUBLER 11 X 22 INCHES FROM 2024T3 .090 PO NR 9002149 REPAIR TRIPLER 9 X 20.750 INCHES FROM 2024T3 .125 PO NR 9001873 AND FILLER FROM 2024T3 .090" PO NR 90022149 2 EACH 6.750 X 3.125 IAW BOEING SERVICE REQUEST ID NR 1-88767670. TREATED AND PRIMED DOUBLER TRIPLER AND FILLER AND AREA IAW B727 SRM 51-10-2. INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER TRIPLER AND SKIN FILLER ON FUSELAGE SKIN BS 950+15" AT STR 29R IAW BOEING SERVICE REQUEST ID NR 1-88767670

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