Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 727232

Difficulty date
March 15, 2000
Submitted
April 14, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N506DA
Make and model
Boeing 727232
Aircraft serial
21308
Aircraft time
71,771 hours, 48,526 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
65545952
Condition
Gouged
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

A GOUGE WAS FOUND IN THE SKIN ON THE RIGHT SIDE AT FS 950 AND STRINGER 8 AND WAS REMOVED WITH A 2 X 4.25 CUTOUT. ERA 334199-14 REPAIRS THE DAMAGE WITH AN EXTERNAL DOUBLER SIMILIAR TO THAT OF SRM 53-30-3, FIG 3. THE DAMAGE WAS FOUND AT HMV.