Service difficulty report · Intercostal · Boeing 727227

Difficulty date
March 5, 2009
Submitted
March 23, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N781DH
Make and model
Boeing 727227
Aircraft serial
21996
Aircraft time
61,533 hours, 34,795 cycles
Part
Intercostal
Condition
Corroded
Location
Fuselage
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

LOWER FUSELAGE FWD CARGO COMPT AT BS 600 LBL 9 SHEAR TIE AND INTERCOSTAL WITH CORROSION. REPAIRED FRAME SHEAR TIE SECTION AT BS 600 BETWEEN S27L AND S28L IAW SRM 53-10-4 FIG 11. REPLACED INTERCOSTAL ANGLE FROM BS 580 TO BS 600 BETWEEN S27L AN S28L IAW SRM 51-10-1 PARA 7A.