Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 727232

Difficulty date
December 3, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N470DA
Make and model
Boeing 727232
Aircraft serial
20747
Part
Skin
Condition
Corroded
Location
Fs 700-706
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, MAINTENANCE FOUND THE UPPER SKIN AT THE S-26L LAP JOINT CORRODED BETWEEN STA 700 AND STA 706. DAMAGE REMOVAL RESULTED IN A 3 INCH BY 6 INCH CUT OUT AREA OF THE UPPER SKIN. ALSO, THE 0.020 2024-T3 CLAD BONDED DOUBLER BETWEEN THE UPPER AND LOWER SKINS IN THE LAP, WAS REMOVED FROM APPROXIMATELY BS 680 TO 712 TO REMOVE CORROSION. IN ACCORDANCE WITH B727 SRM 53-30-3, FIG 14, A DOUBLER WAS INSTALLED, REF DL ERA 302842-14.