Service difficulty report · Stringer · Boeing 727232

Difficulty date
January 19, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N419DA
Make and model
Boeing 727232
Aircraft serial
21272
Part
Stringer
Part number
65564415
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fs 950-990
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

DURING INSPECTION, CORROSION WAS REMOVED BY BLENDING AND SPOT FACING IN SEVERAL LOCATIONS ON THE UPPER SURFACE OF THE O/B AND I/B SKIN FLANGES, STRINGER 29L BETWEEN STA 950 AND STA 970. MINIMUM REMAINING FLANGE THICKNESS WAS .100. ALL CORROSION BLENDS ARE CONSIDERED ACCEPTABLE AS PERMANENT REPAIRS. ALSO, THE STRINGER REQUIRES SPLICING BETWEEN STA 950F AND 970, DUE TO CRACKING AND EXTENSIVE CORROSION BETWEEN STA 970 AND 990. THERE IS AN EXISTING SPLICE LOCATED AT STA 990 PLUS 10. THIS REPAIR WAS ACCOMPLISHED IN ACCORDANCE WITH FAA/DER FORM 8110-3, DL ERA 303010 REV A.