Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 727225A

Difficulty date
December 14, 2001
Submitted
January 9, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N8890Z
Make and model
Boeing 727225A
Aircraft serial
21859
Aircraft time
52,071 hours, 34,098 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
65545664
Condition
Corroded
Location
Fs 500, S-26l/R
Stage of operation
IN
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

FUSELAGE / SKIN / FS 481-520 / STRG. 26L-26R : CORROSION REPAIR THE FUSELAGE SKIN WAS CORRODED IN SEVERAL AREAS BETWEEN FS 481 & 520 AND BETWEEN STRINGERS 26L & 26R. THE SKIN WAS CUT AT FS 520 BETWEEN THE LAP JOINT STRINGERS 26L & 26R. THE CORRODED SECTION OF SKIN WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH A NEW SKIN. THE SKIN WAS SPLICED AT FS 520 WITH TWO EXTERNAL ALUMINUM DOUBLERS PER ER/A 382204-14AD, REV A.