Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 727225

Difficulty date
January 18, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N8889Z
Make and model
Boeing 727225
Aircraft serial
21858
Part
Skin
Part number
65545906
Condition
Corroded
Location
Fs 680
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

DURING INSPECTION, THE FUSELAGE SKIN AT F.S. 680-686 WAS FOUND CORRODED AT STR. 28L AND WAS CUT OUT. A PRE-EXISTING REPAIR DOUBLER SPANNING THE AREA FROM F.S. 688-720A AND STR. 28L-28R WAS REMOVED AND EXTENDED TO INCLUDE THE NEW CUTOUT NOTED ABOVE. BOTH OF THESE REPAIRS WERE REPAIRED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SRM SKIN SPLICE FROM B727 SRM 53-30-3, FIG. 12.