Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 727232

Difficulty date
August 18, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N515DA
Make and model
Boeing 727232
Aircraft serial
21431
Part
Skin
Condition
Corroded
Location
Bs 680
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

AN AREA OF CORROSION WAS FOUND IN THE BELLY SKIN AT FS 680 AND STR 28R. THE CORROSION WAS REMOVED WITH A SKIN CUTOUT. THE CUTOUT WAS NEAR TWO PREVIOUS REPAIRS WHICH WERE REMOVED AND ONE LARGER ALUMINUM EXTERNAL SKIN DOUBLER WAS INSTALLED PER THE GUIDELINES OF B727 SRM 53-30-3 AND S/B 727-53A203. THE REPAIR WAS DOCUMENTED PER ER/A 365455-14AD.