Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 72725C

Difficulty date
November 1, 2000
Submitted
November 20, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N937UP
Make and model
Boeing 72725C
Aircraft serial
19302
Aircraft time
62,985 hours, 47,549 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Corroded
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
E
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, CORROSION AT LAP JOINT S19R BS 500 TO BS 481 AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS. HFEC AND LFEC CARRIED OUT LFEC FOUND 15 - 20 PERCENT CORROSION BS 485 - 498. OTHER AREAS NO DEFECTS FOUND. HFEC RESULTS NO DEFECTS FOUND. FASTENERS REMOVED IN CRITICAL AREA IAW SRM 51-30-00 NDF. REPAIR CARRIED OUT IAW UPS EO B727-5330-0509 APPIX 8.3 SRM 53-30-3 FIG 14 AND SMRO EO 2000-0 41-010 WITH UPPER SKIN CUTOUT BETWEEN BS 498 AND 485. UPS FILE NO727-53 -2300.

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