Service difficulty report · Repair · Boeing 727225

Difficulty date
November 21, 2005
Submitted
November 22, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N466FE
Make and model
Boeing 727225
Aircraft serial
21292
Aircraft time
50,970 hours, 35,999 cycles
Part
Repair
Condition
Unknown
Location
Bs 1217
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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

EXISTING EXTERNAL REPAIR WITH BLIND FASTENERS AT BS 1217 S28R 4" BY 4" BY 0.032". REPAIR REQUIRES EVALUATION FOR MAJOR/MINOR DETERMINATION AND IF THIS REPAIR WAS ACCOMPLISHED USING FAA APPROVED DATA. ALL WORK ACCOMPLISHED IAW FED EX EA 7-5330-91417. REPAIR WAS FOUND TO BE A MAJOR