SDR 08FDEA04444

Service difficulty report · Stringer Clip · Boeing 7272D4

Difficulty date: October 20, 2008
Submitted: October 23, 2008
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N287FE
Make and model: Boeing 7272D4
Aircraft serial: 21849
Aircraft time: 39,962 hours, 27,597 cycles
System (JASC): 5340 · Fuselage Main, Attach Fittings
Part: Stringer Clip
Part number: 6072324
Condition: Cracked
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

INTERIOR UPPER FUSELAGE BS 680 STR 10R CRACKED LOWER FLANGE RADIUS, OB OF CLIP. NDT VERIFIED CRACK, SPLICE ANGLES REMOVED REF SRM 51-30-2, DRILLED NEW STRINGER CLIP REF SRM 51-30-5. INSTALLED NEW STRINGER CLIP REF SRM 51-30-2. APPLIED CIC TO INTERIOR AND RECONDITIONED EXTERIOR SURFACE OF REPAIR. THIS IS CLASSIFIED AS A MAJOR REPAIR

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