Service difficulty report · Stringer · Boeing 727232

Difficulty date
October 20, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N421DA
Make and model
Boeing 727232
Aircraft serial
21274
Part
Stringer
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 940
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

CRACKS WERE FOUND IN THE SKIN, STRINGER AND BS 940 FITTING ON THE RT SIDE OF THE AC AT STRINGER 8A. STRINGER 18A CONTAINED AN APPROX 2 LONG CRACK, THE SKIN AND FITTING UPON BHEC INSPECTION YEILDED CRACK INDICATIONS. REPAIRED PER ERA 332374-14.