What was found
INSPECTION FOUND A 1.125 INCH CRACK IN STRINGER 18A OUTBOARD FLANGE AT LT SIDE AFT OF BS 940 FRAME. THE CRACK WAS STOP DRILLED, REPAIR PARTS WERE FABRICATED AND INSTALLED IAW ECRA 5310-03340, SRM 51-10-00 AND BOEING DRAWING 65C27166.
- Difficulty date
- October 3, 1996
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N579PE
- Make and model
- Boeing 727243
- Aircraft serial
- 21662
- System (JASC)
- 5313 · Fuselage Main, Longeron/Stringer
- Part
- Stringer
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Bs 940
- 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.