Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 727232

Difficulty date
August 2, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N509DA
Make and model
Boeing 727232
Aircraft serial
21311
Part
Skin
Part number
65C139132
Condition
Corroded
Location
Bs 1040-1080
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

FOUND CORROSION ON THE INTERNAL SKIN BETWEEN STA 1040-1080 AT STR 28L. THE CORROSION WAS BLENDED WITH A MAXIMUM DEPTH OF 0.012 INCH BETWEEN STR 28L AND THE OUTBOARD INTERCOSTAL. STR 28L WAS ALSO FOUND CORRODED. SPLICED NEW SECTIONS IN AT STA'S 1040, 1060, AND 1080 PER B727 SRM 53-10-3, FIG. 1. THE SKIN WILL BE REPAIRED PER B727 SRM 53-30-3, FIG. 4.