Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 727251

Difficulty date
August 6, 2001
Submitted
August 23, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N278US
Make and model
Boeing 727251
Aircraft serial
21157
Part
Skin
Condition
Dented
Location
Fuselage
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

DURING AN LTC INSPECTION, IT WAS DISCOVERED A DENT ON FUSELAGE SKIN ABOVE NR 3 ENGINE AT BS 1263, STRINGER 7R. ACCOMPLISHED FUSELAGE SKIN REPAIR AT BS 1263, STRINGER 7R, IAW B727 SRM 53-03-3 FIG 3. (M)