Service difficulty report · Stringer · Boeing 727232

Difficulty date
December 22, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N496DA
Make and model
Boeing 727232
Aircraft serial
21076
Part
Stringer
Condition
Cracked
Location
Ws 656.5
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 VENT STRINGER 13 ON THE LT WING WAS FOUND WITH A CRACK IN THE STRINGER TO RIB ATTACH TAB AT WING STATION 656.5. DUE TO THE EXTENT OF THE CRACK, THE STOP DRILL REPAIR CALLED OUT IN EO 4-60350-3AD COULD NOT BE ACCOMPLISHED. THE DAMAGED TAB WAS REMOVED AND A FILLER INSTALLED PER FAA/DER FORM 8110-3, 12-21-95 DL ERA 302915-14AD.