Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 727247

Difficulty date
February 14, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N295WA
Make and model
Boeing 727247
Aircraft serial
22532
Part
Skin
Condition
Gouged
Location
Rudder
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

SKIN GOUGED LOWER RUDDER EXT SKIN LT SIDE HAS SEVERAL NICKS AND GOUGES AT AREA OF LETTER 'A' L/E. BLENDED DAMAGE, CHECKED ALLOWABLE LIMITS OF GOUGE, FOUND DEPTH TO BE .019. DRILLED UP DOUBLER, INSTALLED REPAIR PER SRM 55-20-3.