Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 727232

Difficulty date
June 6, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N478DA
Make and model
Boeing 727232
Aircraft serial
20755
Part
Skin
Part number
65545661
Condition
Corrosion
Location
Bs 535
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 HAS A 2.3 BY 2.6 CUTOUT FOR A CORROSION REPAIR AT STA 535 BETWEEN STR 26R AND 27R. THE CUTOUT IS NEXT TO STR 27R BELOW THE LAP JOINT. THE REPAIR WAS APPROVED PER FAA/DER FORM 8110-3, DER DESIGNATION SO-831, DTD 6-5-97.