Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 727232

Difficulty date
September 2, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N507DA
Make and model
Boeing 727232
Aircraft serial
21309
Part
Skin
Condition
Corroded
Location
Bs 700
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 FS 700 BETWEEN STR 28R AND 28L. THE CORROSION WAS CUT OUT WITH A 9 X 6.5 CUTOUT. THE CUTOUT WAS ADJACENT TO AN EXISTING REPAIR FOR ANOTHER SKIN CUTOUT. THE EXISTING REPAIR WAS REMOVED AND BOTH SKIN CUTOUTS WERE REPAIRED WITH A SINGLE DOUBLER INSTALLED PER THE GUIDELINES OF B727 SRM 53-30-3, FIG 3. THE REPAIR WAS DOCUMENTED PER ER/A 365586-14AD.