Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 727232

Difficulty date
January 24, 2001
Submitted
January 29, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N516DA
Make and model
Boeing 727232
Aircraft serial
21432
Aircraft time
65,394 hours, 49,825 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
65184207
Condition
Gouged
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 JUST FWD OF THE FWD EDGE OF THE L1 DOOR CUTOUT WAS FOUND GOUGED MIDWAY BETWEEN THE UPPER AND LOWER HINGE CUTOUTS. BOTH HINGE CUTOUTS WERE PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED PER B727 S/B 53-0198. THE NEW DAMAGE WAS REMOVED WITH A 1 INCH CUTOUT. THE HINGE REPAIRS WERE REMOVED AND EXTENDED TO INCORPORATE THE NEW DAMAGE. THE REPAIR WAS ACCOMPLISHED PER ER/A 379825-14.