Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 727227

Difficulty date
April 4, 2005
Submitted
April 23, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N783DH
Make and model
Boeing 727227
Aircraft serial
21999
Aircraft time
60,178 hours, 33,687 cycles
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

BS 675 STR 28R, FUSELAGE SKIN HAS BULGED SKIN WITH POPPED FASTENERS. CUT OUT CORRODED STRINGER SECTION (DIM. 5") FROM 28R STA 675 TO 680. CUT OFF CORRODED SHEAR TIE (DIM. 6") AT STA 680 BETWEEN S28R AND S27R IAW B727 SRM 53-10-3 FIG 1 AND 53-10-4 FIG 15. FABBED STRINGER REPAIR SPLICE FROM BAC1498-132 EXTRUSION PO NR 4246286 (DIM.19 1/2"). FABBED SHEAR TIE REPAIR FROM .063 7075T6 PO NR 900489 (DIM.6"X 3/4"X 1") IAW B727 SRM 53-10-4 FIG 15. TREATED AND PRIMED REPAIR PARTS IAW B727 SRM 51-10-2. INSTALLED REPAIRS IAW B727 SRM 53-10-3 FIG 1, 53-10-4 FIG 15, AND 51-30-2.