Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 727225A

Difficulty date
August 2, 2000
Submitted
August 14, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N8882Z
Make and model
Boeing 727225A
Aircraft serial
21579
Aircraft time
53,499 hours, 35,509 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
65545739
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

THE FUSELAGE SKIN AND UNDERLYING STRINGER WERE FOUND CORRODED BETWEEN FS 680 & 700 AT STRINGER 27R. THE DAMAGED SECTION OF SKIN AND STRINGER WERE CUTOUT AND REMOVED. A NEW SECTION OF STRINGER WAS SPLICED IN PER THE B727 SRM AND THE SKIN CUTOUT WAS REPAIRED WITH AND EXTERNAL ALUMINUM DOUBLER PER ER/A 378032-14, REV B.