Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 727247

Difficulty date
May 13, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N2829W
Make and model
Boeing 727247
Aircraft serial
21481
Part
Skin
Part number
65C139133
Condition
Corrosion
Location
Fs 1065
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

THE FUSELAGE SKIN HAS A 2 BY 2 CUTOUT AT FS 1050, NEAR S-28R. THE SKIN IS 2024-T3 CLAD CHEM-MILLED SKIN WITH A LOCAL THICKNESS OF 0.050 AND 0.070. UPON REMOVAL OF TIME-LIMITED REPAIR AT HMV, ADDITIONAL DAMAGE HAS BEEN DICOVERED. S-28R AT STATION 1050 HAS EXTENSIVE CORROSION AND WILL REQUIRE INSTALLATION OF A SPLICE SECTION. ADDITIONAL CORROSION DAMAGE IS LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 2.0 I/B AND 2.0 FWD OF THE EXISTING CUTOUT. THE RESULTING CUTOUT IS 4.0 BY 5.0 IN 0.050 AND 0.00 2024-T3 CLAD SKIN. IN ADDITION, AN EXISTING REPAIR, INSTALLED PER ER/A 259545, ADD DAMAGE AFT OF FWD CUTOUT.