Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 727247

Difficulty date
July 9, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N297WA
Make and model
Boeing 727247
Aircraft serial
22534
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 1095.9
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

THE FUSELAGE SKIN WAS INITIALLY CRACKED AT STA 1095.9 OUTBOARD OF STR 1. THE DAMAGE WAS REPAIRED WITH A TIME LIMITED DOUBLER. WHEN THE PERMANENT REPAIR WAS BEING INSTALLED, TWO ADDITIONAL DAMAGE LOCATIONS WERE FOUND. A NEW PERMANENT REPAIR DOUBLER WAS INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH S/B 727-53A0204.