Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 727247

Difficulty date
December 21, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N2812W
Make and model
Boeing 727247
Aircraft serial
20868
Part
Skin
Part number
65545738
Condition
Corroded
Location
Bs 660-681
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

FUSELAGE SKIN, FS 660-681 STRINGER 26R, REPAIR FOR CORROSION AT SKIN LAP. THE UPPER SKIN AT THE STRINGER 26R SKIN LAP SPLICE WAS FOUND WITH CORROSION BETWEEN FS 660-665. THE SKIN WAS CUTOUT OVER A 4 BY 4 AREA TO REMOVE THE CORROSION. THE CUTOUT WAS ADJACENT TO AN EXISTING REPAIR FOR A HOLE IN THE LOWER SKIN AT FS 675. THE EXISTING REPAIR WAS REMOVED AND BOTH SKIN CUTOUTS WERE REPAIRED WITH A STRUCTURAL FILLER AND DOUBLER PER THE GUIDELINES OF B727 SRM 53-30-3 AND ERA 366345.