Service difficulty report · Stringer Splice · Boeing 727214

Difficulty date
October 31, 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 Splice
Condition
Corroded
Location
Bs 1000-1015
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

SURFACE CORROSION AT STRINGER 28R CHANNEL, FORWARD AND AFT SPLICES BETWEEN BS 1000 TO BS 1015. REMOVED STRINGER SPLICE IAW B-727 SRM 51-30-2, FABRICATED NEW STRINGER SPLICE IAW B-727 SRM 53-10-2 FIGURE 9, 51-30-5 AND 51-20-1. TREATED AND PRIMED NEW SPLICE IAW B-727 SRM 51-10-2 AND INSTALLED NEW STRINGER SPLICE AT STINGER 28R BETWEEN BS 1000 TO BS 1015 IAW B-727 SRM 51-30-2.