Service difficulty report · Stringer · 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
Stringer
Condition
Damaged
Location
Bs 265-285
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

STRINGER BETWEEN STA 265-285, STR 21L HAS SEVERAL NR 40 HOLES DRILLED IN STRINGER (FROM PREVIOUSLY INSTALLED REPAIR, REF N00918 & N01098). REMOVED STRINGER AND SPLICED IN NEW SECTION REF SRM 53-10-3 DETAIL 1, FIGURE 1, PAGE 4B. CLASSIFIED AS A MAJOR REPAIR.