Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 727232

Difficulty date
August 26, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N538DA
Make and model
Boeing 727232
Aircraft serial
22076
Part
Skin
Condition
Dented
Location
Bs 1067
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 AT FS 1067 WAS FOUND DENTED JUST O/B OF STRINGER 29R. THE DAMAGE WAS ADJACENT TO AND EXISTING DOUBLER REPAIR FOR ANOTHER SKIN CUTOUT. THE DENT WAS CUT OUT OF THE SKIN, THE EXISTING DOUBLER REMOVED, AND A NEW EXTERNAL ALUMINUM DOUBLER WAS INSTALLED TO REPAIR BOTH CUTOUTS. THE REPAIR WAS ACCOMPLISHED PER ER/A 365529-14, REV A.