What was found
TUL - CORROSION ON VERTICAL STIFFENER ON FRONT SPAR ABOVE MANUAL DEFUELING VALVE. REMOVED CORRODED STIFFENER AND REPLACED WITH NEW STIFFENER AT LES 160. TST: 54,792 HOURS. CYCLES: 33,779. (X)
- Difficulty date
- January 13, 1998
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N872AA
- Make and model
- Boeing 727223
- Aircraft serial
- 21384
- System (JASC)
- 5720 · Wing Miscellaneous Structure
- Part
- Stiffener
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Ws 160
- 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.