Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 727232

Difficulty date
December 22, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N496DA
Make and model
Boeing 727232
Aircraft serial
21076
Part
Skin
Part number
655458310
Condition
Cracked
Location
Serv Door Cutout
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

THE FUSELAGE SKIN AT THE RT AFT SERVICE DOOR CUTOUT, LOWER AFT CORNER WAS CUT OUT TO REMOVE DAMAGE AROUND EXISTING NUTPLATE HOLE. THE RESULTANT CUT OUT IS APPROX 2.3 UP/DOWN AND 2.1 FWD/AFT. THE CUT OUT IS THROUGH THE SKIN AND BONDED DOUBLER ONLY. INSTALLED A REPAIR DOUBLER AND TRIPLER TO RESTORE THE INTEGRITY OF THE LOWER AFT CORNER OF THE RT AFT SERVICE DOOR CUTOUT. THIS WAS REPAIRED PER FAA/DER FORM 8110-3, 12-22-95 DL ERA 302894-14.