Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 727247

Difficulty date
February 7, 2001
Submitted
February 15, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N2813W
Make and model
Boeing 727247
Aircraft serial
20869
Aircraft time
80,095 hours, 54,556 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Corroded
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

AN AREA OF CORROSION WAS FOUND IN THE FUSELAGE SKIN AT FS 660 NEAR STRINGER 30. THE CORROSION WAS JUST FWD OF AN EXISTING SKIN REPAIR. THE EXISTING REPAIR WAS REMOVED, THE UNDERLYING SKIN INSPECTED, AND THE NEW CORROSION REMOVED WITH A 2.5 INCH CUTOUT. THE EXISTING REPAIR CUTOUT AND THE NEW CUTOUT WERE INCORPORATED INTO A SINGLE REPAIR WITH AN EXTERNAL ALUMINUM DOUBLER INSTALLED PER ER/A 379984-14.