SDR UPS00232403

Service difficulty report · Lap Joint · Boeing 727185C

Difficulty date: March 30, 2000
Submitted: April 21, 2000
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N940UP
Make and model: Boeing 727185C
Aircraft serial: 19826
System (JASC): 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
Part: Lap Joint
Condition: Corroded
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

INSPECTION TYPE:C BULGING OF LONGITUDINAL SKIN LAP SPLICE AT STRINGER 4 RIGHT, BS 820 - 848. CUT OUT DAMAGE AT UPPER AND LOWER SKIN AREAS, STA 826 - 835 STR 4 RIGHT. INSTALLED FLUSH REPAIR AT SKIN LAP JOINT, MATERIAL USED FOR DOUBLER: 2024-T3, 0.071, 18 X 12. ACCOMPLISHED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SRM 53-3 0-3 FIGURE 6.