Service difficulty report · Stringer · Boeing 727225

Difficulty date
December 13, 2007
Submitted
February 16, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N742DH
Make and model
Boeing 727225
Aircraft serial
21290
Aircraft time
60,719 hours, 38,406 cycles
Part
Stringer
Condition
Corroded
Location
Bs 950e S29r
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 STRINGER 29R IS CORRODED AT STATION 950E + 4". REMOVED FASTENERS AT AFT CARGO COMPARTMENT STRINGER 29R STATION 950E IAW B-727 SRM 51-30-2. REMOVED CORROSION STRINGER 29R STATION 950E + 4" IAW B-727 SRM 51-10-6. INSPECTED AREA, ORIGINAL MATERIAL 0.150", MATERIAL REMOVED 0.045", MATERIAL REMAINING 0.105" USING CL3 IAW B-727 NDT M PT 4, 51-00-00 FIGURE 3. MATERIAL LOSS FOUND OUT OF LIMITS IAW B-727 SRM 53-10-4 FIGURE 1. FABRICATED REPAIR DOUBLER USING 7075-T6 0.080" DIMENSION 15.5" BY 2" AND FILLER USING 7075-T6 0.032" DIMENSION 16.5" BY .75" IAW EDAE59-4 REV A. TREATED AND PRIMED REPAIR PARTS IAW B-727 SRM 51-10-2 AND EDAE59-4 REV A. POSITIONED AND MATCH DRILLED PARTS TO EXISTING FASTENER HOLES IAW B-727 SRM 51-30-5 AND EDAE59-4 REV A. INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS AT STRINGER 29R BS 950E + 4" IAW B-727 SRM 51-30-2 AND EDAE59-4 REV A.