As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.
What was found
THE FUSELAGE SKIN BETWEEN FS 950 TO 964 AND STR 28L WAS FOUND CORRODED. THE CORROSION IS APPROX 14 FWD / AFT AND 3.75 INBD / OUTBD. THE CUTOUT EXTENDS FROM FS 950 TO 964 AND STR 28L LIES IN THE MIDDLE. THE SKIN IS MF FROM 0.170 2024-T3 CLAD AL MACHINED TO 0.112 LOCALLY. ACCOMPLISHED THE EXTERNAL SKIN REPAIR PER THE B727 SRM 53-30-3 FIG 3.