Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 75724APF

Difficulty date
August 6, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N427UP
Make and model
Boeing 75724APF
Aircraft serial
25458
Part
Skin
Condition
Punctured
Location
Bs 1681/1701
Stage of operation
TO
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
C, D

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

INSPECTION TYPE-N/A, ON T/O ROLL HEARD SOUND, LIKE A CONTAINER WAS ROLLING TOWARD REAR OF ACFT. REJECTED T/O AND RETURNED TO RAMP. UPON MAINT INSPECTION FOUND 7,000 LB BALLEST PALLET IN POSS 15 AND HOLE IN ACFT SKIN APROX 7 BY 24. RT AND LT STA 1681 AND 1701 HOLE PUNCTURED IN FUSELAGE SKIN AT STA 1701. ACCOMPLISHED AIRWORTHY REPAIR TO LT AND RT FUSELAGE FRAMES AT STA 1681 AND 1701. REPLACED FUSELAGE SKIN FROM STA 1620 TO STA 1720 RT SIDE PER SRM 51-10-01 AND STANDARD PRACTICES.

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