Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 727232

Difficulty date
September 25, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N516DA
Make and model
Boeing 727232
Aircraft serial
21432
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fs 1158-1183
Component
65545831
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 REPAIR AT AFT LAVATORY SERVICE PANEL CUTOUT, FS 1158 TO FS 1183, BETWEEN STRINGERS 20L AND 24L. DURING THE ACCOMPLISHMENT OF EO 4-69078-3AD, THE INTERNAL BONDED DOUBLER WAS FOUND CRACKED AND CORRODED IN THE UPPER FWD CORNER OF THE AFT LAVATORY SERVICE PANEL. THE REPAIR CUTS OUT THE DAMAGE FROM THE STRINGER 20L SKIN LAP TO STR 23L FROM THE BS 1183 BUTT SPLICE TO APPROX FS 1158. THE REPAIR THEN INSERTS A SKIN REPLACEMENT SECTION AND A DOUBLER, SO THAT MTC CAN CONTINUE WITH EO 4-69078-3AD. REPAIRS ACCOMPLISHED PER DL ERA 302536-14.