Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 727232

Difficulty date
January 30, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N503DA
Make and model
Boeing 727232
Aircraft serial
21305
Part
Skin
Condition
Corroded
Location
Bs 715
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

CORROSION WAS FOUND IN THE SKIN AT FS 705, BL 0. BECAUSE OF THE CORROSION AND THE PRESENSE OF EXISTING REPAIRS IN THE AREA THE SKIN WAS SPLICED AT APPROX FS 715 FROM STR 26L TO 26R. THE NEW SECTION OF SKIN WAS SPLICED PER B727 SRM 53-30-3, EXCEPT THE SPLICE ENDS WERE MODIFIED TO ACCOMODATE THE S-26 LAP SPLICES. THE REPAIR WAS ACCOMPLISHED PER ER/A 363516-14, REV C.