Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 727232

Difficulty date
December 30, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N525DA
Make and model
Boeing 727232
Aircraft serial
21585
Part
Skin
Part number
655458041
Condition
Gouged
Location
Bs 990
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

A GOUGE WAS FOUND IN THE SKIN AT THE AFT EDGE OF THE C2 DOOR CUTOUT AT BS 990. THE DAMAGE WAS LOCATED AT S24R AND THE SKIN, DOUBLER AND TRIPLER WERE TRIMMED OUT 0.600 FROM THE EDGE OF THE SKIN PANEL. THE INTERNAL BEARSTRAP WAS TRIMMED ONLY 0.200. REPAIRED PER ERA 332631-14.