Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 727232

Difficulty date
December 1, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N496DA
Make and model
Boeing 727232
Aircraft serial
21076
Part
Skin
Part number
6554590
Condition
Corroded
Location
Fs 680-720
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 INSPECTION, CORROSION WAS FOUND IN SCATTERED LOCATIONS FROM STA 680 TO 720, BETWEEN S-26L AND 26R. ALSO, THERE WERE THREE EXISTING REPAIR DOUBLERS ON THE LOWER SKIN IN THE SAME AREA. IN ACCORDANCE WITH BAC/O S/B 727-53A203, RV 2, THE EXISTING EXTERNAL REPAIR DOUBLER AND THE DAMAGED SECTIONS OF SKIN WERE REPAIRED WITH A SKIN SPLICE, PER DL ERA 302834-14.