Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 727232

Difficulty date
July 7, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N528DA
Make and model
Boeing 727232
Aircraft serial
21702
Part
Skin
Condition
Corroded
Location
Fs 480-500
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

DURING CV-2 INSPECTION, THE SKIN WAS FOUND DAMAGED IN TWO PLACES ALONG STA 480 TO 500. ONE WAS FOUND AT STR 28L AND THE OTHER NEAR STR 27L. THE DAMAGE WAS REMOVED TO LEAVE TWO CUTOUTS MEASURING 17 BY 2.5 AND 16.375 BY 1.125. AN EXISTING REPAIR IS LOCATED JUST AFT AND INBD OF THE NEW CUTOUTS. THE OLD CUTOUT IS 1.5 BY .875. IN ACCORDANCE WITH B727 SRM 53-30-3 FIG 3, THE PREVIOUS REPAIR WAS REMOVED AND A DOUBLER AND TRIPLER WERE INSTALLED TO REPAIR THE NEW CUTOUTS. ALSO, STRS 27L AND 28L HAVE BEEN REPAIRED PER B727 SRM 53-10-3 FIG 1.