Service difficulty report · Nut Plate · Boeing 727277

Difficulty date
December 29, 2006
Submitted
January 2, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N243FE
Make and model
Boeing 727277
Aircraft serial
21480
Aircraft time
44,524 hours, 34,731 cycles
Part
Nut Plate
Condition
Damaged
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

NUT PLATE HOLE UNDER FLOORBOARD AT STA 1130 - 1183 LBL 15 IS DOUBLE DRILLED. REMOVED PNL NR 1148 FOR ACCESS. REMOVED DAMAGED AREA, FABRICATED REPAIR ANGLES FROM 7075-T6-.090. FABRICATED FILLER FROM 7075-T6-.125, TREATED PRIMED AND PAINTED REPAIR ANGLES AND FILLER REF SRM 51-10-02 PG 1-8. INSTALLED REPAIR ANGLES AND FILLER WITH FAYING SURFACE OF B 870-2 SEALANT. INSTALLED REF SRM 53-10-8, PG 44-48A, SHIMMED STIFFENER USING 2024-T3-.090. INSTALLED PNL NR 1148 AND FIRE TAPED CLASSIFIED AS A MAJOR REPAIR.