SDR AALA990032

Service difficulty report · Angle · Boeing 727223

Difficulty date: December 18, 1998
Submitted: March 26, 2000
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N6822
Make and model: Boeing 727223
Aircraft serial: 19700
System (JASC): 5320 · Fuselage Miscellaneous Structure
Part: Angle
Condition: Misdrilled
Location: Bs 1316-1340
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 - RIGHT LOWER TORQUE BOX LOWER CHORD ANGLE HAS 14 MISDRILLED HOLES WITH VISUAL INDICATION OF CRACK STATION 1323-1333. ALSO, 9 MISDRILLED HOLES WITH VISUAL INDICATION OF CRACK STATION 1313-1323. INSTALLED REPAIR PER ESO 11697 DATED 12-15-98. ANGLE WAS SPLICED AT STATION 1316 AND THE ENTIRE SECTION WAS REPLACED. THE ORIGINAL ESO WAS CHANGED BY ENGINEERING TO ALLOW FOR ADDITIONAL RIVETS INSTALLED IN THE SPLICE. (M)