Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 727225

Difficulty date
August 13, 2005
Submitted
September 28, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N748DH
Make and model
Boeing 727225
Aircraft serial
22440
Aircraft time
45,125 hours, 26,811 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Bulged
Location
Bs 1010
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 HAS A BULGE AT BS 1010 BETWEEN STR 29R AND STR 30. REMOVED FASTENERS AT DAMAGED AREA BS 1010 STR 30 IAW B727-SRM 51-30-2 EVALUATED SKIN AND EXFOLIATED BEYOND LIMITS PER SRM 53-30-1 FIG 1 B727. CUT OUT DAMAGED AREA 3 1/2" BY 2 1/2" IAW B727 SRM 53-30-3 FIG 1. FABRICATED DOUBLER MAT ID 2024T3 .090 PO NR 9002435 DIM.S 9" BY 16" AND FILLER MAT ID 2024T3 .080 PO NR 9002435 DIMS., 6" BY 7" IAW B727 SRM 53-30-3 FIG 3A. TREATED AND PRIMED AREA IAW B727 SRM 51-10-2. INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS IAW B727 SRM 51-30-2 AND 53-30-3 FIG 1. THIS REPAIR IS CATEGORY "B".