- Difficulty date
- November 20, 2007
- Submitted
- February 10, 2008
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N742DH
- Make and model
- Boeing 727225
- Aircraft serial
- 21290
- Aircraft time
- 60,719 hours, 38,406 cycles
- Part
- Tear Strap
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Bs 1148
- 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
AFT CARGO COMPARTMENT TEAR STRAP AT BS 1148 AT STRINGER 26R TO 25R IS EXFOLIATED. CUT OUT DAMAGED TEAR STRAP SECTION, FABRICATED TEAR STRAP REPAIR IAW B-727 SRM 53-30-4 FIGURE 9 AND 51-10-1. TREATED AND PRIMED PART IAW B-727 SRM 51-10-2 AND INSTALLED REPAIR STRAP AT AFT CARGO COMPARTMENT BS 1148 STRINGERS 26R TO 25R IAW B-727 SRM 53-30-4 FIGURE 9 AND 51-30-2.