Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 727227

Difficulty date
March 13, 2010
Submitted
March 24, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N479FE
Make and model
Boeing 727227
Aircraft serial
21461
Aircraft time
44,408 hours, 28,804 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Gouged
Location
Bs 720e S19l
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

FUSELAGE SKIN GOUGED AT LAP SEAM, STR 19L, STA 720E. REMOVED FASTENERS AS REQUIRED AND CUT-OUT DAMAGED AREA ON UPPER AND LOWER LAP SEAM DIM: 3" X 4.3750" 2 EA IAW SRM 53-30-3 FIG 6. HEFC INSPECTED AREA IAW NDTM 51-00-00 FIG 23 PART 6, NO DEFECTS NOTED. FABRICATED DOUBLER FROM 2024T3 .071 DIM: 9" X 13" PO NR 9009120 AND TAPER SHIMS 2 EA FROM 2024T3 .071 DIM: 6" X 1" PO NR 9009120 AND 2 EA FILLERS FROM 2024T3 .063 DIM: 4 .2500" X 2.8750" AND 11.5" X 6.7500" PO NR 9009353 IAW SRM 53-30-3, FIG 6. TREATED AND PRIMED PARTS IAW SRM 51-10-2. INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS IAW SRM 53-30-3, FIG 6.