Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 727232

Difficulty date
August 11, 2000
Submitted
August 22, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N518DA
Make and model
Boeing 727232
Aircraft serial
21469
Aircraft time
64,193 hours, 48,778 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
65C139132
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 WAS FOUND WITH SEVERAL AREAS OF CORROSION BETWEEN FS 1010 & 1070 AND BETWEEN STRINGERS 26L & 26R. THE SKIN WAS CUT NEAR FS 1070 FROM THE SKIN SPLICE AT STRINGER 26L TO THE SKIN SPLICE AT STRINGER 26R. THE SECTION OF SKIN FROM THE CUT TO THE BUTT SPLICE AT FS 1010 WAS REMOVED. A NEW SECTION OF SKIN WAS INSTALLED WITH AN EXTERNAL ALUMINUM SPLICE AT THE NEW CUT PER ER/A 378121-14, REV A.