Service difficulty report · Stringer · Boeing 727232

Difficulty date
May 8, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N410DA
Make and model
Boeing 727232
Aircraft serial
21222
Part
Stringer
Part number
65583757
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 848.95
Stage of operation
IN
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

THE OUTER CHORD OF THE STRINGER 17L CREASE BEAM WAS FOUND WITH A .5 CRACK AT STA 848.95. THE CRACK WAS IN THE HORIZONTAL FLANGE OF THE TEE WHERE THE FLANGE WAS MILLED AWAY TO PASS UNDER THE FRAME. THE CRACK WAS ROUTED OUT OF THE HORIZONTAL FLANGE AND STOP DRILLED IN THE BASE FLANGE. TWO REPAIR ANGLES AND A STRAP WERE INSTALLED PER ER/A 364638-14, REV A.