Service difficulty report · Beam · Boeing 727227

Difficulty date
December 6, 2005
Submitted
December 7, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N486FE
Make and model
Boeing 727227
Aircraft serial
21489
Aircraft time
37,578 hours, 28,022 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D9A
Part
Beam
Part number
651627910
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

SEAT TRACK ATTACH TEE CAP HAS CORROSION OUT OF LIMITS AT LBL45 FROM STA BS760 TO STA BS850. REMOVED SEAT TRACK FROM BS 740 TO BS850 AT LBL45 IAW SRM 51-30-2. REMOVED, REPLACED AND INSTALLED NEW UPPER CHORD FROM STA BS 760 TO STA BS850 AT LBL45 IAW BAC DRAWING NR 65-16279 AND SRM 51-30-2. REINSTALLED SEAT TRACK SECTION FROM STA BS 740 TO STA BS850 AT LBL45 IAW B727 SRM 51-30-2. THIS IS A MAJOR REPAIR SIGNED BY MECH NR 110487 AND QC303 REF SNRM N01130.