- Difficulty date
- February 19, 2011
- Submitted
- March 14, 2011
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N485FE
- Make and model
- Boeing 727227
- Aircraft serial
- 21488
- Aircraft time
- 43,222 hours, 29,664 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa JT8D9
- Part
- Skin
- Part number
- 65256071
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Bs 1166-1183
- 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
AFT LAV ACCESS PANEL CUT OUT INNER DOUBLER IS CORRODED BS 1166 TO 1183. REMOVED CORRODED INNER SKIN DOUBLER AND CUT OUT SKIN SECTION IAW SRM 53-30-3 FIG 12. FABRICATED NEW SKIN SECTION, INNER DOUBLER AND SKIN SPLICE IAW SRM 53-30-3 FIG 12. INSTALLED SKIN, DOUBLER AND SPLICE IAW SRM 53-30-3 FIG 12 REV 103