Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 727232

Difficulty date
February 26, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N509DA
Make and model
Boeing 727232
Aircraft serial
21311
Part
Skin
Part number
65C139132
Condition
Corroded
Location
Bs 1050-1080
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

SEVERAL EXISTING SKIN DOUBLER REPAIRS WERE LOCATED ON THE BELLY SKIN PANEL BETWEEN STRINGERS 26L & 26R AND BETWEEN FS 1010 AND 1080. THE REPAIRS WERE FOR CORROSION CUTOUTS. TO IMPROVE THE CONDITION OF SKIN AND ELIMINATE ADDITIONAL CORROSION, THE SKIN WAS CUT AT FS 1080 BETWEEN STRINGERS 26L & 26R AND THE SECTION REMOVED TO FS 1010. A NEW SECTION OF SKIN WAS SPLICED IN WITH ALUMINUM SPLICE STRAPS PER ER/A.