What was found
DISCREPANCY: DURING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE CHECK, BULGING SKIN WAS DISCOVERED NR 3 CARGO DOOR AREA. CORRECTIVE ACTION: REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 3 CARGO DOOR SKIN IAW B727 SRM 52-30-01, FIGURE 6. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.
- Difficulty date
- October 6, 2000
- Submitted
- December 11, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N264US
- Make and model
- Boeing 727251
- Aircraft serial
- 19983
- System (JASC)
- 5230 · Cargo/Baggage Doors
- Part
- Skin
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Cargo Door
- Component
- Fuselage · Boeing · 727251
- 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.