Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 7272Q9

Difficulty date
April 5, 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
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

REMOVED EXTERNAL SKIN DOUBLER AT STA 1157-1183, STR 19L-22L DUE TO PILLOWING AT UPPER END IAW B727 SRM 51-30-2, CLEANED UP INTERNAL STRUCTURE AND FUSELAGE SKIN AREA FOR RE-EVALUATION IAW B727 MM 12-40-0 WITH NO CORROSION NOTED, CUT OUT 1 BY 1 1/2 IN SECTION OF FUSELAGE SKIN DUE TO DENT BEYOND ALLOWABLE LIMITS AT STA 1171 AND STR 19L IAW B727 SRM 53-30-3 FIG 3. TREATED AND PRIMED FUSLAGE INTERNAL STRUCTURE, SKIN FILLER AND REPAIR DOUBLER AND INSTALLED ON FUSELAGE IAW B727 SRM 53-30-3 FIG 3 AND AEI DWG NR AE5093 REV B. THIS REPAIR IS CATEGORY "B".

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