Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 727232

Difficulty date
September 23, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N512DA
Make and model
Boeing 727232
Aircraft serial
21314
Part
Skin
Part number
65C139132
Condition
Corrosion
Location
Bs 1010
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 SKIN JUST AFT OF THE FS 1010 BUTT SPLICE JUST ABOVE STRINGER 29L WAS FOUND TO BE CORRODED AND WAS SUBSEQUENTLY CUT OUT. THE DAMAGE CUTOUT MEASURED 1.75 BY 1.25. THERE IS AN EXISTING REPAIR ADJACENT TO THE CUTOUT BETWEEN STR 29L AND STR 30 COVERING A DAMAGE CUTOUT OF 4.5 BY 4.25. THIS REPAIR DOUBLER ENDS AT THE STA 1010 BUTT JOINT.