Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 727232

Difficulty date
July 31, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N419DA
Make and model
Boeing 727232
Aircraft serial
21272
Part
Skin
Part number
6518420483
Condition
Dented
Location
Bs 295
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 BADLY DENTED AT FS 295 BETWEEN STR 12L AND 13L DUE TO A BIRD STRIKE. THE DAMAGED AREA WAS CUTOUT AND REPAIRED PER THE B727 SRM 53-30-3, FIG 1 WITH AN EXTERNAL ALUMINUM REPAIR DOUBLER. THE REPAIR WAS DOCUMENTED PER ER/A 365361-14 WHICH ADDED A DTA REQUIREMENT TO THE REPAIR.