Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 727247

Difficulty date
October 8, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N2824W
Make and model
Boeing 727247
Aircraft serial
21329
Part
Skin
Part number
65C139131
Condition
Corrosion
Location
Bs 950
Stage of operation
IN
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

AT HMV IN ATLANTA, MTC FOUND CORROSION IN FUSELAGE SKIN AT STA 950 PLUS 10 INCHES JUST OUTBOARD OF STR 30. FINAL CUT-OUT DIMENSIONS ARE 2.75 INCHES BY 3.75 INCHES. THE SKIN IS FABRICATED FROM 2024-T3 CLAD AND HAS A NOMINAL THICKNESS OF 0.183 INCH AT THE FWD LOCATION OF THE CUT-OUT AND 0.145 INCH ALONG THE AFT EDGE OF THE CUTOUT. ER/A REPAIRED DAMAGED AREA BY INSTALLING A DOUBLER, TRIPLER, AND QUADRUPLER AND CHEM TREATING THE AREA.