- Difficulty date
- February 20, 2006
- Submitted
- March 27, 2006
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N760AT
- Make and model
- Boeing 7272B7
- Aircraft serial
- 21954
- Aircraft time
- 65,281 hours, 38,624 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
AFT AIRSTAIR EXTERIOR SKIN HAS NUMEROUS DENTS (MARKED RED). REMOVED STEPS TO SRN ACCESS IAW B727 SRM 51-30-2. REMOVED ORIGINAL SKIN IAW B727 SRM 51-30-2, FABBED NEW SKIN 11' X 42" 2024 T3 .040 PO 9003110 IAW B727 SRM 51-20-1 & 52-10-1 FIG 3. TREATED & PRIMED NEW SKIN & STEPS SURFACE IAW B727 SRM 51-10-2. INSTALLED NEW EXTERIOR SKIN AT AFT AIRSTAIR IAW B727 SRM 51-20-1 & 52-10-1 FIG 3. THIS REPAIR IS A CATEGORY A.