Service difficulty report · Stringer Splice · Boeing 727233

Difficulty date
August 24, 2007
Submitted
August 27, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N286FE
Make and model
Boeing 727233
Aircraft serial
22623
Aircraft time
39,187 hours, 24,651 cycles
Part
Stringer Splice
Part number
655458318
Condition
Corroded
Location
Zone 100
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

AFT PIT BILGE BODY FRAME STR SPLICE IS CORRODED, BS 1008-1012, STR 29L, WL 140. REMOVED STRINGER SPLICE, CLEANED DAMAGE HOLE, HFEC STRINGER, FABRICATED STRINGER SPLICE. FABRICATED STRINGER CLIPS, TREATED AND PRIMED PARTS, PERFORMED HIDDEN DAMAGE INSPECTION. INSTALLED STRINGER SPLICE AND STRINGER CLIP REF EA NR 7-5310-113077. THIS IS CLASSIFIED AS A MAJOR REPAIR.