Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 7272Q9

Difficulty date
July 2, 2007
Submitted
July 18, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N741DH
Make and model
Boeing 7272Q9
Aircraft serial
21931
Aircraft time
48,407 hours, 38,367 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Damaged
Location
Bs 720c-720d
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

FUSELAGE SKIN HAS DRILL DAMAGE AT STR 20R BETWEEN BS 720C AND BS 720D AND DRILLED OFF SCREWS. CUTOUT DAMAGED AREA (DIMENSION 3.5" BY 4.5"). FABRICATED REPAIR DOUBLER FROM 2024-T3 0.071" PO NR 9005314 (DIMENSION 13.5" BY 8") AND 1 EA FILLER FROM 2024-T3 0.063 PO NR 9005089 (DIMENSION 4.5 BY 3.5") IAW B-727 SRM 53-30-2 FIGURE 2 AND 53-30-3 FIGURE 4. TREATED AND PRIMED PARTS AND AREA IAW B-727 SRM 51-10-2 AND INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS AND FUSELAGE SKIN STRINGER 20R BETWEEN BS 720C AND BS 720D IAW B-727 SRM 53-30-3 FIG 4 AND 51-30-2. REMOVED DRILLED OFF SCREWS IAW B-727 SRM 51-30-2.

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