Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 727225

Difficulty date
July 14, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N8890Z
Make and model
Boeing 727225
Aircraft serial
21859
Part
Skin
Part number
65162221
Condition
Bird Strike
Location
Nr 3 Le Slat
Stage of operation
IN
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

NR 3 L/E SLAT/UPPER SKIN / OSS 170 - 190 DENT REPAIR. AT SHOP VISIT, THE UPPER SKIN WAS FOUND WITH A LARGE DENT. UPPER SKIN CUTOUT RESULTED IN APPROX 20 X 20 CUTOUT. INCLUDING THE UPPER SKIN AFT OF THE NOSE BEAM AND THE L/E SKIN FWD OF THE NOSE BEAM. EXTENERAL REPAIR INSTALLED USING SOLID FASTENERS AFT OF NOSE BEAM AND BLIND FASTENERS. INSTALLED FWD OF NOSE BEAM IN INACCESSIBLE AREAS.