Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 717200

Difficulty date
June 18, 2007
Submitted
July 10, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N935AT
Make and model
Boeing 717200
Aircraft serial
55069
Part
Skin
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

AFT CARGO COMPARTMENT AREA FUSELAGE SKIN, EXTERNAL SURFACE HAS CORROSION BETWEEN STA 860 AND 880 AND L-29L TO 27L. INSTALLED DOUBLER REPAIR AT AFT CARGO COMPARTMENT BETWEEN STA 851 AND STA 874 AS PER AIRTRAN EA 1753-00542 IR. MATERIAL USED .063 7075T6, 7.0 X 17.0 INCHES AND .025 2024T3 FOR FINGER DOUBLER.

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