SDR 07FDEA02365

Service difficulty report · Stringer · Boeing 727233

Difficulty date: July 3, 2007
Submitted: July 3, 2007
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N286FE
Make and model: Boeing 727233
Aircraft serial: 22623
Aircraft time: 39,187 hours, 24,651 cycles
System (JASC): 5313 · Fuselage Main, Longeron/Stringer
Part: Stringer
Part number: BAC1498131
Condition: Gouged
Location: Zone 100
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

FWD PIT BILGE BODY SKIN STRINGER HAS SEVERAL GOUGES BS 720D TO 720E 8, STR 26L, WL 151 (MKD). REMOVED GOUGES, NDT VERIFIED BLENDED AREA OUT OF LIMITS. REMOVED AND INSTALLED STRINGER SECTION FROM STA 720C 10 TO 740 STR 26L, REF SRM 53-10-3 PG 3-4B, SRM 51-30-2, SRM 51-10-2,THIS IS CLASSIFIED AS A MAJOR REPAIR.