Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 727227

Difficulty date
March 10, 2005
Submitted
April 2, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N782DH
Make and model
Boeing 727227
Aircraft serial
21998
Part
Skin
Condition
Bulged
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

BULGE R/SIDE FUSELAGE SKIN FWD OF STA 1050 BETWEEN STR 27R AND 26R. DAMAGED FOUND TO BE OUT OF LIMITS IAW 727 SRM 53-30-1 FIG1. CUTOUT DAMAGED AREA DIM 2 1/4 INCH BY 1 7/8 INCH IAW B727 SRM 53-30-3 FIG 3. FABRICATED DOUBLER FROM 2024T3 .071 PO NR 7001978 DIM 11 1/2 INCH BY 12 3/4 INCH AND STRUCTURAL FILLER FROM 2024T3 .063 PO NR 9001765 DIM 12 1/2 INCH BY 10 IAW B727 SRM 53-30-3 FIG24. TREATED AND PRIMED IAW B727 SRM 51-10-2 ND. INSTALLED DOUBLER AND STRUCTURAL FILLER ON FUSELAGE SKIN FWD OF STA 1050 IAW B727 SRM 53-30-3 FIG 24.