Service difficulty report · Stringer · Boeing 727227

Difficulty date
September 28, 2008
Submitted
September 30, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N488FE
Make and model
Boeing 727227
Aircraft serial
21491
Aircraft time
41,722 hours, 28,113 cycles
Part
Stringer
Part number
6561477
Condition
Damaged
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

STRINGER DAMAGED AT BS 540 WL 152 LBL 23. FABRICATED NEW STRINGER SECTION AND TWO SPLICE REPAIRS ON STRINGER 26L BS 540 LBL 23 REF SRM 53-10-3 FIG 1. TREATED, PRIMED AND INSTALLED REF SRM 51-10-2 PG 1-7, 51-30-2 PG 2, 51-10-3 FIG 1. THIS IS CLASSIFIED AS A MAJOR REPAIR.