Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 727247

Difficulty date
June 22, 2000
Submitted
July 7, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N2821W
Make and model
Boeing 727247
Aircraft serial
21059
Aircraft time
75,819 hours, 51,205 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
651842012
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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 303 BELOW THE FWD LAVATORY SERVICE DOOR CUTOUT (BETWEEN STRINGERS 21R_& 22R) WAS FOUND WITH A 1INCH CRACK DUE TO CORROSION. THE CORRODED AREA OF SKIN WAS REMOVED WITH A 4.5 INCH X 4 INCH CUTOUT. THE CUTOUT WAS REPAIRED WITH AN EXTERNAL ALUMINUM DOUBLER PER ER/A 377626-14, REV A.