Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 727225

Difficulty date
September 15, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N8890Z
Make and model
Boeing 727225
Aircraft serial
21859
Part
Skin
Part number
6518420
Condition
Damaged
Location
Bs 219.8
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 DAMAGED DUE TO CONTACT WITH GROUND SUPPORT EQUIPMENT. THE DAMAGE LIES FWD OF THE STA 227.8 CIRC BUTT JOINT, AND BELOW THE S-24R LAP SPLICE. THERE IS NO REPORTED DAMAGE TO THE INTERNAL STRUCTURE. IN ADDITION, THE SKIN AFT OF THE STA 227.8 CIRC BUTT JOINT HAS A 6 LONG BY .12 MAX DEEP SCRATCH RUNNING AFTWARD FROM THE PANEL FWD EDGE. THE SCRATCH RUNS THROUGH ONE OF THE FORMER ATTACH FASTENERS LOCATED IMMEDIATELY AFT OF THE SKIN PANEL FWD EDGE, BACR15CE6D. REPAIRED PER ERA 362748-14 REV A.