Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 727247

Difficulty date
October 25, 2000
Submitted
October 30, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N283WA
Make and model
Boeing 727247
Aircraft serial
21485
Aircraft time
71,035 hours, 42,636 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
65545906
Condition
Corroded
Location
Fuselage
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

THE FUSELAGE SKIN WAS FOUND WITH AN AREA OF CORROSION AT FS 685 AT STRINGER 27L. THE CORROSION WAS REMOVED WITH A 4 X 5 INCH CUTOUT. THE CUTOUT WAS BETWEEN AN EXISTING DOUBLER REPAIR AT STRINGER 26L AND ANOTHER AT STRINGER 28L. THE EXISTING REPAIRS WERE REMOVED, THE SKIN INSPECTED FOR CRACKS AND ALL THREE AREAS REPAIRED WITH A SINGLE EXTERNAL REPAIR DOULBER PER ER/A 379004-14.