Service difficulty report · Chord · Boeing 727227

Difficulty date
October 24, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N484FE
Make and model
Boeing 727227
Aircraft serial
21466
Part
Chord
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 760
Stage of operation
IN
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

ON BL 70.5 LT RIB UPPER CHORD NOTED CRACKS IN THE FOLLOWING HOLES, FWD UPPER AND LOWER CRACKS APPROX 0.040 INCH LENGTH. NOTED DAMAGE AND/OR CRACK IN AFT LOWER HOLE. ALL NOTED IND MARKED ON A/C, CRACKS IN T-CHORD BS 760, LBL 70.5 WL 204. REPAIRED DISCREPENT HOLE PER FEDEX EO NR 7-5310-25982.