# SDR DL72S010378

- Type: Service difficulty report (as reported; unverified)
- Difficulty date: March 5, 2001
- Submitted: March 29, 2001
- Operation: Air carrier
- Aircraft: [N524DA](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N524DA), registered now
- Make and model: Boeing 727232
- Aircraft serial: 21584
- Aircraft time: 61,737 hours, 48,424 cycles
- System (JASC): [5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/5330)
- Part: Skin
- Part number: 6554583161
- Condition: Torn
- Location: Fuselage
- Stage of operation: IN
- How discovered: V
- Nature of condition: O
- Precautionary procedure: K
- FAA source: FAA Service Difficulty Reporting System (https://sdrs.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S010378

## Discrepancy

THE FUSELAGE SKIN AND UNDERLYING TRIPLER WERE BADLY DAMAGED BY GROUND EQUIPMENT AT AN OUTFLOW VALVE CUTOUT BETWEEN FS 1166 & 1183 AND BETWEEN STRINGERS 26R & 21R.  THE SKIN AROUND THE OUTFLOW VALVE WAS CUT AWAY AND THE TRIPLER REMOVED.  A NEW TRIPLER WAS INSTALLED AND A NEW SECTION OF  SKIN SPLICE IN WITH AN EXTERNAL ALUMINUM SPLICE DOUBLER PER ER/A 380144-14, REV A.

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