Service difficulty report · Angle · Boeing 727233

Difficulty date
May 15, 2008
Submitted
May 15, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N220FE
Make and model
Boeing 727233
Aircraft serial
20934
Aircraft time
56,473 hours, 35,606 cycles
Part
Angle
Part number
65575686
Condition
Corroded
Location
Fuselage
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

RT Z- ANGLE UNDER AUX TANK HAS SEVERAL LOOSE/MISSING NUT PLATES WITH AREAS OF LIGHT CORROSION ON LOWER SIDE OF PANEL VERIFIED MATERIAL THICKNESS, BLENDED OUT CORROSION, VERIFIED Z ANGLE THICKNESS WAS OUT OF LIMITS AFTER BLEND OUT ORIGINAL THICKNESS WAS .056", AFTER BLEND OUT .036, LOSS OF .020". VERIFIED MATERIAL ID, FABRICATED REPAIR PARTS, TREATED AND PRIMED REPAIR ANGLES, INSTALLED REPAIR ANGLE, REPLACED NUT PLATES. REF DWG 65-57568-6, SRM 53-10-1 PG 1-2, SRM 51-40-4 PG 14-17. TOL ID IN 17-0236 CAL DUE DATE 1-8-09. THIS IS CLASSIFIED AS A MINOR REPAIR, LEVEL 1 CORROSION.