Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 727232

Difficulty date
December 19, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N506DA
Make and model
Boeing 727232
Aircraft serial
21308
Part
Skin
Condition
Corroded
Location
Bs 1050
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 FOUND CORRODED AT STA 1050, S-29R. THE SKIN WAS CUTOUT WITH A 1 X 4 CUTOUT. THE DAMAGE WAS ADJACENT TO A PREVIOUSLY INSTALLED SKIN REPAIR. THE EXISTING REPAIR WAS REMOVED AND A NEW DOUBLER INSTALLED TO INCORPORATE BOTH REPAIR AREAS. THE DOUBLER WAS INSTALLED PER THE GUIDLINES OF THE B727 SRM AND DOCUMENTED PER ER/A 363508-14.