What was found
DURING A HEAVY MX INSP, A STRINGER SPLICE WAS FOUND CORRODED OUT OF LIMITS. FABRICATED NEW SPLICE FROM 7070-T6 0.070". TREATED, PRIMED AND REPLACED SPLICE. ITEM RETURNED TO SERVICE
- Difficulty date
- October 3, 2009
- Submitted
- October 3, 2009
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Filed by
- ABXR001A
Airborne Maintenance & Engineering Services Inc - Aircraft
- N898AA
- Make and model
- Boeing 727223
- Aircraft serial
- 22014
- Aircraft time
- 61,103 hours, 34,747 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5313 · Fuselage Main, Longeron/Stringer
- Part
- Stringer Splice
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Zone 100
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
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