Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 727232

Difficulty date
December 6, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N521DA
Make and model
Boeing 727232
Aircraft serial
21472
Part
Skin
Part number
655456953
Condition
Dented
Location
Bs 416 - 484
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 WAS BADLY DAMAGED BY CONTACT WITH GROUND EQUIPMENT. THE SECTION OF SKIN BETWEEN FS 416 & FS 484 AND BELOW STRINGER 22R WAS CUTOUT. NEW SECTIONS OF SKIN WERE INSTALLED WITH AN EXTERNAL ALUMINUM SPLICE STRAP PER ER/A 368846-14AD, REV A.