Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 727232

Difficulty date
April 24, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N533DA
Make and model
Boeing 727232
Aircraft serial
22046
Part
Skin
Part number
655456414
Condition
Corroded
Location
Bs 560-580
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

FUSELAGE SKIN FS 560-580, STRG 28L, SKIN CORROSION REPAIR. AN AREA OF CORROSION WAS FOUND IN THE FUSELAGE SKIN NEAR STRINGER 28L BETWEEN FS 559 AND 564. THE CORROSION WAS CUTOUT WITH A 7 BY 1.85 CUTOUT. THERE WAS AN EXISTING REPAIR DOUBLER ADJACENT TO THIS LOCATION FOR THE REPAIR OF TWO SMALLER SKIN CUTOUTS. THE EXISTING REPAIR DOUBLER WAS REMOVED AND A SINGLE EXTERNAL ALUMINUM DOUBLER INSTALLED TO REPAIR ALL CUTOUTS PER ER/A 367221-14, REV B.