Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 727232

Difficulty date
August 14, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N525DA
Make and model
Boeing 727232
Aircraft serial
21585
Part
Skin
Condition
Corroded
Location
Bs 482-487
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 JUST AFT OF THE STA 480 BUTT SPLICE APPROX BETWEEN STA 482 TO 487, SEVERAL INCHES O/B OF STR 28R. THE CORRODED SKIN IS LOCATED NEXT TO ONE OF TWO REPAIR DOUBLERS INSTALLED PER E/RA 259873-14. AFTER THE CORROSION WAS REMOVED, THE SKIN CUTOUT 4 BY 2 WAS APPROX 2 FROM THE EDGE OF THE EXISTING CUTOUT 5 BY 4. THIS ER/A WILL REMOVE THE FORWARD DOUBLER INSTALLED AND INSTALL A NEW DOUBLER COVERING BOTH AREAS ERA 362507-14.