SDR AALA971881

Service difficulty report · Stringer · Boeing 727223

Difficulty date: October 3, 1997
Submitted: March 26, 2000
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N870AA
Make and model: Boeing 727223
Aircraft serial: 21382
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

STR 15L AT WING SCANNING LIGHT STA 720B + 5 AND 720B +15 CRACKED FORWARD OF AND AFT OF LIGHT BOX AT STRINGER ENDS. REPAIRED STRINGER ENDS FORWARD AND AFT OF WING SCANNING LIGHT BOX PER SRM 53-10-3, PAGE 4B. TST: 55,509 HOURS. CYCLES, 33,962. (X)