Service difficulty report · Stringer · Boeing 727232

Difficulty date
July 12, 2008
Submitted
July 15, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N497FE
Make and model
Boeing 727232
Aircraft serial
20866
Aircraft time
51,633 hours, 42,677 cycles
Part
Stringer
Part number
65185702
Condition
Cracked
Location
Rws 656
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 WING, STR 10 CRACKED AT WS 656.5, ITEM IS AD DRIVEN, IF CRACKS EXCEED LIMITS IN SECTION II, FIG 12, CONTACT FED EX STRUCTURES ENGINEERING FOR REPAIR INSTRUCTIONS PER WORK CARD E7-5710-7-4322. STOP DRILLED CRACK, VERIFIED CRACK TERMINATION AT STOP DRILL, LOCATED AND DRILLED REPAIR ANGLES AND RADIUS FILLERS AND INSTALLED ALL REPAIR PARTS. REF EO NR 7-5710-7-4322/FIG NR 18. CLASSIFIED AS A MAJOR REPAIR.