Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 727247

Difficulty date
August 4, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N295WA
Make and model
Boeing 727247
Aircraft serial
22532
Part
Skin
Part number
65545906
Condition
Corroded
Location
Bs 680-710
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 BETWEEN STA 680 AND 700 AND BETWEEN STR 26L AND 26R WAS FOUND WITH TWO SPOTS OF CORROSION WHICH REQUIRED CUTOUTS. ADDITIONALLY, TWO EXISTING DOUBLER REPAIRS ARE IN THE AREA WITH LESS THAN 1 SEPARATION. ALL DAMAGE WAS REMOVED BY SPLICING IN A NEW SKIN PANEL FWD OF STA 710.