Service difficulty report · Repair · Boeing 727200

Difficulty date
December 15, 2005
Submitted
December 16, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N486FE
Make and model
Boeing 727200
Aircraft serial
21489
Aircraft time
37,578 hours, 28,022 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D9A
Part
Repair
Condition
Unknown
Location
Zone 200
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

REPAIR LOCATED AT STA 303.9 STRINGER 15-L REQUIRES EVALUATION FOR MAJOR/MINOR DETERMINATION AND IF REPAIR WAS ACCOMPLISHED USING FAA APPROVED DATA. ITEM NR 4, VISUALLY INSPECTED REPAIR AT STA 303.9 STRINGER 15-L. FOUND TO BE IAW SB 727-53A0198 AND EA 7-5330-92599 (FUSELAGE SKIN REPAIR DOUBLER HAS OVRSIZED FASTENERS - AD 98-11-03- R1) WITH RESPECT TO SIZE, SHAPE, SPACING, AND EDGE DISTANCE. THIS REPAIR WAS NOT REMOVED FOR THIS INSPECTION. THIS IS A MINOR REPAIR.

More about the Boeing 727-200