Service difficulty report · Fitting · Boeing 727227

Difficulty date
December 27, 2005
Submitted
December 30, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N490FE
Make and model
Boeing 727227
Aircraft serial
21493
Aircraft time
39,927 hours, 26,075 cycles
Part
Fitting
Condition
Gouged
Location
Lt Wing
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

AFTER REMOVAL OF L/W 870 TERMINAL PIN, DISCOVERED A GOUGE INSIDE THE TERMINAL PIN FITTING BORE, AT APPROXIMATELY THE ONE O'CLOCK POSITION NEXT TO THE TERMINAL PIN RETAINING NUT. REPAIRED L/W TERMINAL PIN FITTING BORE AT 87 PER FED EX EA 7-5310-91432.