Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 7272Q9

Difficulty date
August 9, 2007
Submitted
August 14, 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
Corroded
Location
Bs 720e S27l
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

CRACK ON FUSELAGE SKIN AT HILOCK, AT BS 720E+8 AND STR 27L. CRACK CAUSED BY CORROSION ON STRINGER AND SKIN. CUT OUT DAMAGED SKIN, 6.75" BY 3.5", FABRICATED DOUBLER FROM 2024-T3, .125" BY 18" BY 11", PO NR 9005400, PER B727 SRM 53-30-3 FIG 1 AND 53-30-2 FIG 2. TREATED, PRIMED, AND INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER PER B727 SRM 51-10-2 & 53-30-1 FIG 1. CUT OUT CORRODED STRINGER SECTION, 18" LONG, FABRICATED FILLER REPAIR FROM BAC1498-147 EXTRUSION, 18" LONG, PO NR 6320105, AND STR SPLICE FROM BAC1498-131 EXTRUSION, 12" LONG, PO NR 7232174, PER B727 SRM 53-10-3 FIG 1 AND 53-10-2 FIG 9. TREATED, PRIMED, AND INSTALLED STRINGER REPAIR PARTS PER B727 SRM 51-10-2 AND 53-10-3 FIG 1.

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