Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 727233

Difficulty date
January 28, 2009
Submitted
February 4, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N279FE
Make and model
Boeing 727233
Aircraft serial
22346
Aircraft time
42,588 hours, 30,165 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
507978178
Condition
Damaged
Location
Escape Hatch
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

LEFT AFT EMERGENCY EXIT HATCH HAS DEEP SCRATCH ON OUTER SKIN. CUT OUT DAMAGED AREA IAW SRM 52-00-03 FIG 3. FABRICATED REPAIR DOUBLER IAW SRM 52-00-03 FIG 3 AND 52-20-01 FIG 1. INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER IAW SRM 51-30-2.