Service difficulty report · Stringer · Boeing 727233

Difficulty date
October 15, 2007
Submitted
October 15, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N218FE
Make and model
Boeing 727233
Aircraft serial
21101
Aircraft time
56,903 hours, 31,739 cycles
Part
Stringer
Part number
65602081
Condition
Corroded
Location
Bs 1178
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 STRINGER END FITTING IS CORRODED BS 1178, STR 29L, WL155 (MKD). REMOVED AND REPLACED STR 29L END FITTING PN NR 65-60208-1 IAW 51-30-2. REMOVED CORRODED SECTION OF STR 29L AND REPAIRED STR 29L IAW SRM 53-10-3 FIG I DETAIL I STA 1178-1164. THIS IS CLASSIFIED AS A MAJOR REPAIR.