Service difficulty report · Stringer · Boeing 727224

Difficulty date
September 16, 2006
Submitted
September 16, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N745DH
Make and model
Boeing 727224
Aircraft serial
20665
Aircraft time
72,477 hours, 48,361 cycles
Part
Stringer
Condition
Cracked
Location
Lws 656
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

REF ASTAR N/R 56475. LT WING NR 1 FUEL TANK INTERIOR UPPER WING STR 10 IS CRACKED WHERE ATTACH TO RIB AT WS 656.5 REMOVED FASTENERS AT LWS 656.5, STR 10 FOR REPAIR AND NDT VERIFICATION OF CRACK IAW SRM 51-30-2, C/W HFEC IAW NDTM, PT 6, 51-00-00 FIG 23, VERIFIED CRACK IS STOPPED. STOP DRILLED CRACK AT LWS 656.5, STR 10 TO A DIA OF .250 IAW SB 727-57A159 REV 5, DRILLED REPAIR ANGLE ASSY IAW SRM 51-30-5 & SB 727-57A159, TREATED AND PRIMED BARE METAL AREA IAW SRM 51-30-2, INSTALLED REPAIR ANGLE ASSY PN 69-72877-13 PO NR 6348237 AND PN 69-72877-1 PO NR 6348237 SB 727-57A159 REV 5.