Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 727227

Difficulty date
March 13, 2010
Submitted
March 23, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N479FE
Make and model
Boeing 727227
Aircraft serial
21461
Aircraft time
44,408 hours, 28,804 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D15
Part
Skin
Condition
Dented
Location
Bs 400 S17-19l
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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

DENT BS 400 STR 17L - 19L EXTERIOR FUSELAGE. EVALUATED DENT AND FOUND TO BE OUT OF LIMITS IAW SRM 53-30-1 FIG 1. CUT-OUT DAMAGED AREA DIM: 2.6250" X 2.8750" IAW SRM 53-30-3 FIG 3. HFEC INSP CUT-OUT AREA IAW NDTM 51-00-00, FIG 23, PART 6, NO DEFECTS NOTED. FABRICATED FILLER FROM 2024T3 .050 SIZE: 1.7500" X 2.5" AND DOUBLER FROM 2024T3 .063 SIZE: 11" X 8.5" PO NR 9009353 AND PO NR 9009378 IAW SRM 53-30-3 FIG 3. TREATED AND PRIMED PARTS IAW SRM 51-10-2. INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS IAW SRM 53-30-3 FIG 3.