SDR 07FDEA04270

Service difficulty report · Stringer Clip · Boeing 727227

Difficulty date: September 25, 2007
Submitted: September 25, 2007
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N489FE
Make and model: Boeing 727227
Aircraft serial: 21492
Aircraft time: 40,944 hours, 26,432 cycles
System (JASC): 5340 · Fuselage Main, Attach Fittings
Part: Stringer Clip
Part number: 69441049
Condition: Corroded
Location: Zone 200
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 STA 1130 LBL 21 WL 140, STRINGER CLIP UNDER "Z" ANGLE HAS LIGHT CORROSION. REMOVED STRINGER CLIP. FABRICATED AND HEAT TREATED NEW CLIP TO 7075 T6. TREATED, PRIMED, PICKED UP HOLES, AND INSTALLED NEW CLIP. REF: SRM 51-30-2, PG 1-12/51-10-1, PG 12/51-10-2, PG 1 BOEING DWG 69-44104-9. THIS IS CLASSIFIED AS A MAJOR REPAIR.