Service difficulty report · Stringer · Boeing 727225

Difficulty date
July 8, 2008
Submitted
July 15, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N467FE
Make and model
Boeing 727225
Aircraft serial
21449
Aircraft time
50,447 hours, 35,587 cycles
Part
Stringer
Part number
655457446
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

CABIN S3L HAS CORROSION FROM BODY STA 720A-740 REMOVED CORROSION FROM STA 720A - 740 STR 3L. MATERIAL THICKNESS .045 AND .056, MATERIAL LOSS .008 TO .015 ALL AREAS OUT OF LIMITS. REMOVED DAMAGED STR 3L STA 720A 12 TO 740. REMOVED AND REINSTALLED STR 3L CLIPS AT STA 720B, 720C, 720D, 720E AND 720F. FABRICATED NEW STRINGER 3L STA 720A 12 AND 720 AND SPLICE PLATES. TREATED, PRIMED AND TOP COATED SKIN AT 3L STR 720-740. REF SRM 51-30-2 P1-6. 51-10-2 PG7, 53-10-1 PG 1-2A FIG 1, 53-10-3 PG 5-8B, AND MM 51-20-151-7. THIS IS CLASSIFIED AS A MAJOR REPAIR.