SDR AALA971243

Service difficulty report · Stringer · Boeing 727233

Difficulty date: July 10, 1997
Submitted: March 26, 2000
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N866AA
Make and model: Boeing 727233
Aircraft serial: 21371
System (JASC): 5313 · Fuselage Main, Longeron/Stringer
Part: Stringer
Condition: Cracked
Location: Bs 720
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

TUL - BOTH ENDS OF STR 15L BUTTING UP TO ICE LIGHT CRACKED AT FASTENER BETWEEN BS 720B AND BS 720C. BOTH ENDS CRACKED PAST FIRST FASTENER. REMOVED ENDS OF STR 15L AT ICE LIGHT AND SPLICED IN NEW STRINGERS IAW SRM 53-10-3, FIG 1, PAGE 4B. TST: 55,772 HOURS. CYCLES: 34,468. (X)