Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 727232

Difficulty date
May 9, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N418DA
Make and model
Boeing 727232
Aircraft serial
21271
Part
Skin
Part number
6554583164
Condition
Corrosion
Location
Bs 1010
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

CORROSION REMOVAL RESULTED IN TWO NEW CUTOUTS JUST AFT OF FS 1010, BETWEEN S-29L AND S-28R. THE FIRST, JUST OUTBOARD OF S-28R AND EXTENDS FURTHER OUTBOARD, MEASURES 6.5 FWD TO AFT BY 3.125 INBOARD AFT. EXT DOUBLER REMOVED REVEALING CUTOUT, EXISTING INTERNAL DOUBLER WAS REMOVED REVEALING A CUTOUT. THE LOCAL SKIN AT ALL DAMAGE LOCATIONS IS 0.070 THICK 2024-T3 CLAD ALUMINUM.