Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 727232

Difficulty date
May 5, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N527DA
Make and model
Boeing 727232
Aircraft serial
21587
Part
Skin
Part number
65C139131
Condition
Corrosion
Location
Bs 990
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 WAS FOUND CORRODED AT STATION 990 ALONG STRINGER 28R. MAXIMUM LENGTH OF THE CUTOUT IS 7.5 WHILE MAXIMUM WIDTH IS 4.5. THE SKIN IS FABRICATED FROM CLAD 2024-T3 WITH A THICKNESS OF 0.145.