Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 727232

Difficulty date
June 26, 2000
Submitted
July 7, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N546DA
Make and model
Boeing 727232
Aircraft serial
22677
Aircraft time
54,981 hours, 40,357 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Corroded
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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 FUSELAGE SKIN AT APPROXIMATELY FS 690 BETWEEN STR 27R AND STR 28R. THE DAMAGE WAS FOUND IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO AN EXISTING DOUBLER. THE EXISTING REPAIR WAS REMOVED AND INCORPORATED INTO THE REPAIR FOR THE NEW DAMAGE. NEW DAMAGE CUTOUT EXTENDED FROM FS 680-700 AND FROM STR 27R TO STR 28R. AREA WAS REPAIRED PER B727 SRM 53-30-3, FIGURE 3A. THE DAMAGE WAS FOUND AT MV.