Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 727214

Difficulty date
October 15, 2007
Submitted
February 10, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N785AT
Make and model
Boeing 727214
Aircraft serial
21691
Aircraft time
60,872 hours, 40,673 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Damaged
Location
Bs 700
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

RIGHT FUSELAGE UPPER SKIN HAS LIGHTNING STRIKE AT BS 700 + 8" STRINGER 9R. BLEND OUT DAMAGE IAW B-727 SRM 53-30-2 FIGURE 2 AND 53-30-1 FIGURE 1 AND 2. CUT OUT DAMAGED AREA (DIMENSION .875" DIAMETER) AND FABRICATED REPAIR DOUBLER FROM 2024-T3 0.063" PO NR 9005773 (DIMENSION 5.5" DIAMETER) AND REPAIR FILLER FROM 2024-T3 0.050" PO NR 9005773 (DIMENSION .875" DIAMETER) IAW B-727 SRM 53-30-3 FIGURE 13 AND 53-30-2 FIGURE 2. TREATED AND PRIMED PARTS IAW B-727 SRM 51-10-2 AND INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS AT RIGHT FUSELAGE UPPER SKIN BS 700 + 8 INCH STRINGER 9R IAW B-727 SRM 51-30-2 AND 53-30-3 FIGURE 13.