Service difficulty report · Stringer · Boeing 727227

Difficulty date
June 7, 2008
Submitted
July 1, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N487FE
Make and model
Boeing 727227
Aircraft serial
21490
Aircraft time
41,518 hours, 28,233 cycles
Part
Stringer
Part number
651821041
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

CORROSION ON INSIDE OF STRINGER S-3R AT STA 520 REMOVED .008' CORROSION FROM ORIGINAL STRINGER. THICKNESS OF .036'. REMAINING THICKNESS IS .028" AND STRINGER WHERE DAMAGE IS OUT OF LIMITS. REMOVED DAMAGE SECTION OF STRINGER, FABRICATED REPAIR PARTS, TREATED, PRIMED AND INSTALLED, REFERENCE SRM 53-10-1/FIG NR 1 AND SRM 53-10-3/FIG NR 3, CLASSIFIED AS A MAJOR REPAIR.