Service difficulty report · Rib · Boeing 727200

Difficulty date
January 6, 2004
Submitted
January 6, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N242FE
Make and model
Boeing 727200
Aircraft serial
21178
Aircraft time
45,456 hours, 35,584 cycles
Part
Rib
Condition
Corroded
Location
Rt Wing
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

RIGHT WING, L/E OPENING UPPER INTERIOR, CORROSION ON L/E RIBS WHERE WIRE BUNDLE CLIP NUTS ATTACH WS 290 & 300. WS 301 BLENDED CORROSION IAW SRM 57-20-1, OUT OF LIMITS. REMOVED CORRODED T-CAP IAW SRM 51-30-2 AT WS 301, FABRICATED NEW T-CAP IAW SRM 51-20-1, 7075-T6 BATCH 677023, INSTALLED NEW T-CAP WS 301 IAW SRM 51-30-2, WS 290 BLENDED CORROSION IAW SRM 57-20-1, TREATED & PRIMED IAW SRM 51-10-2, RECONNECTED WIRING HARNESS CLAMP IAW SRM 51-30-2.

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