SDR FDEA200812165177

Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 727233

Difficulty date: December 16, 2008
Submitted: December 29, 2008
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N276FE
Make and model: Boeing 727233
Aircraft serial: 22041
Aircraft time: 45,728 hours, 28,132 cycles
System (JASC): 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
Part: Skin
Part number: 651842010
Condition: Gouged
Location: Zone 100
Stage of operation: IN
How discovered: V
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

PREVIOUS REPAIR AT BS 312 STR 24R HAS IMPROPERLY INSTALLED FASTENERS, AND FOUND GOUGES, AND TOOLING MARKS. REMOVED PREVIOUS REPAIR AT BS 312 STR 24R IAW SRM 51-30-2. CUT OUT DAMAGED AREA IAW SRM 51-10-1. CUT OUT DIMENSIONS 3.8" X 4.1". FABRICATED REPAIR FILLER. FABRICATED FILLER AND FABRICATED DOUBLE IAW SRM 53-30-2 FIG 2, 53-30-3 FIG 5, 51-30-5, AND 51-30-8. TREATED AND PRIMED REPAIR PARTS IAW SRM 51-10-2 AND INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS IAW SRM 51-30-2.