What was found
THE FUSELAGE SKIN WAS PUNCTURED BY GROUND EQUIPMENT AT FS 1100 BETWEEN STRINGERS 19L & 20L. THE DAMAGE WAS REMOVED WITH A CUTOUT AND REPAIRED WITH AN EXTERNAL ALUMINUMDOUBLER INSTALLED PER ER/A 380183-14, REV A.
- Difficulty date
- March 5, 2001
- Submitted
- March 29, 2001
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N8873Z
- Make and model
- Boeing 727225A
- Aircraft serial
- 21291
- Aircraft time
- 59,686 hours, 39,336 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Part number
- 65545839
- Condition
- Punctured
- 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.