Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 727247

Difficulty date
August 7, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N295WA
Make and model
Boeing 727247
Aircraft serial
22532
Part
Skin
Condition
Corrosion
Location
Fuselage
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

CORROSION WAS DISCOVERED ON THE INNER SURFACE OF THE FUSELAGE SKIN AROUND THE RT WING SCANNING LIGHT CUTOUT. A 3 BY 2 REGION AROUND THE AFT TOP CORNER OF THE CUTOUT WAS BLENDED TO A MAXIMUM DEPTH OF 0.032. A SECOND BLEND AREA ALONG THE LOWER EDGE OF THE CUTOUT MEASURED 1 BY 2 WITH A MAX DEPTH OF 0.015. THIS AREA WAS REPAIRED PER B727 SRM 53-30-3, FIGURE 22 WITH THE EXCEPTION THAT THE BOTTOM TWO ROWS OF ADDED FASTENERS WERE DRILLED WITH A SPACING OF 0.065 INSTEAD OF 1.