Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 727232

Difficulty date
March 28, 2000
Submitted
April 14, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N510DA
Make and model
Boeing 727232
Aircraft serial
21312
Aircraft time
69,696 hours, 46,830 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
651838924
Condition
Damaged
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

AN OPEN PILOT HOLE WAS FOUND IN THE FUSELAGE SKIN AT FS 826 JUST ABOVE STRINGER 18A, UNDER THE WING TO BODY FAIRING. THE HOLE WAS .125 IN DIAMETER. ERA 334223-14 PERFORMS A HIGH FREQUENCE EDDY CURRENT INSPECTION AND LEAVES THE HOLE AS IS. THE HOLE WAS FOUND AT HMV.