Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 727227

Difficulty date
December 23, 2007
Submitted
December 28, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N782DH
Make and model
Boeing 727227
Aircraft serial
21998
Aircraft time
61,831 hours, 34,571 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 1103-1118
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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

A/C SKIN DAMAGE LT SIDE STATION BS 1110 APP STR 24-23L "C" CONTAINER. STOP DRILLED ENDS OF CRACK IN A/C SKIN PER SRM 51-40, DAMAGE REMAINS IN AIRCRAFT. REFERENCE LOG NR 146871, N/R 138164, AND N/R 138165: CUT OUT DAMAGED AREA, 7" BY 6.625". FABRICATED DOUBLER, 2024T3 .080" BY 15.125" BY 13.125" AND FILLER, 2024T3 .071" BY 6" BY 1", AND INSTALLED PER B727 SRM 53-30-3 FIG 3 AND 53-30-2 FIG 2. CUT OUT DAMAGED FRAME SHEAR TIE, 5" BY 1.25" AND FABRICATED SHEAR TIE FROM 7075-T6 6.375 BY 3.5" BY 1" AND FILLER FROM 7075T6 5.5" BY 3.375", AND INSTALLED PER B727 SRM 53-10-4 FIG 13.