Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 727227

Difficulty date
November 13, 2010
Submitted
November 23, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N488FE
Make and model
Boeing 727227
Aircraft serial
21491
Aircraft time
42,978 hours, 29,096 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
5079781
Condition
Chafed
Location
Emergency Exit
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

LEFT FORWARD OVERWING EMERGENCY EXIT HATCH PREVIOUS REPAIR AT TOP AFT EDGE HAS CHAFFING DAMAGE. REMOVED PREVIOUS REPAIR AND FILLER. FABRICATED NEW DOUBLER REPAIR USING 2024T-3 .050 DIMS 8 1/8" X 4 1/8" AND FILLER USING 2024T-3 .050 DIMS 1 5/8" X 1 3/8" AND INSTALLED IAW SRM 51-30-2, SRM 52-00-3 AND SRM 52-20-1.