Service difficulty report · Stringer · Boeing 727214

Difficulty date
November 5, 2007
Submitted
February 10, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N785AT
Make and model
Boeing 727214
Aircraft serial
21691
Aircraft time
60,872 hours, 40,673 cycles
Part
Stringer
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 1180
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 PIT TAIL PIECE OF STRINGER 25R BS 1180 AT SHEAR TIE CRACKED AND EXFOLIATED. REMOVED STRINGER FITTING AT BS 1183 STRINGER 25R IAW B-727 SRM 51-30-2. CUT OUT STRINGER SECTION AT BS 1160 IAW B-727 SRM 53-10-3 FIGURE 1. FABRICATED NEW STRINGER SECTION AND REPAIR SPLICE IAW B-727 SRM 53-10-3 FIGURE 1 AND 53-10-2 FIGURE 9. TREATED AND PRIMED AREA IAW B-727 SRM 51-10-2. INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS AT BS 1180 AND STRINGER 25R IAW B-727 SRM 53-10-3 FIGURE 1. REINSTALLED STRINGER FITTING IAW B-727 SRM 51-30-2.