Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 727232

Difficulty date
January 27, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N534DA
Make and model
Boeing 727232
Aircraft serial
22047
Part
Skin
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 WAS FOUND ON THE SKIN JUST OUTBOARD OF STR 29L NEAR THE F.S. 1010 BUTT SPLICE WHICH RESULTED IN A 12.5 INCH BY 4.125 INCH CUT-OUT. AN EXISTING EXTERNAL SKIN REPAIR WAS REMOVED AS WELL AND INCORPORATED INTO ONE REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED BY B727 SRM 53-30-3, FIGURE 3A.