Service difficulty report · Flange · 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
Flange
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

APU AIR INLET SOUND SUPPRESSOR AND MOUNTING FLANGE IN WHEEL WELL HAVE CORROSION ON MATING SURFACE. BLENDED FORWARD, AFT AND INTERCOSTAL HFEC FOR MATERIAL LOSS, FORWARD STIFFENER AND INTERCOSTAL BEYOND LIMITS, AFT STIFFENER, REPAIRED PER EA NR 7-5310-99309. REMOVED DAMAGED AREA FORWARD STIFFENER, FABRICATED REPAIR REF SRM 51-40-4 PG 3-13. INSTALLED WITH FAYING SEAL 870 B2. FABRICATED NEW INTERCOSTAL REF BOEING DWG 69-45883 AND INSTALLED CLASSIFIED AS MAJOR REPAIR.