Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 727232

Difficulty date
August 24, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N509DA
Make and model
Boeing 727232
Aircraft serial
21311
Part
Skin
Part number
65545664
Condition
Corroded
Location
Bs 490
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 WAS FOUND CORRODED BETWEEN FS 480 AND 500 AT STRINGER 28R. THE CORROSION WAS CUTOUT RESULTING IN A 16.75 LONG X 3.25 WIDE CUTOUT. THE CUTOUT WAS REPAIRED WITH AN EXTERNAL ALUMINUM DOUBLER, INSTALLED PER PROCEDURES OUTLINED IN B727 SRM 53-30-3, FIG 3 AND DOCUMENTED PER ER/A 365500-14, REV B .