Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 727224

Difficulty date
September 3, 2008
Submitted
November 5, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N745DH
Make and model
Boeing 727224
Aircraft serial
20665
Aircraft time
73,890 hours, 49,460 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Damaged
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
UK
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

UPPER EXTERNAL FUSELAGE BS 178 LBL 3 EDGE SKIN WITH MISSING MATERIAL. REPLACED FUSELAGE EXTERNAL DOUBLER FROM BS 178 TO BS 194 BETWEEN LBL 8 AND RBL 8 IAW BOEING DWG 65-45800 REV F DTD 04/23/97.