Service difficulty report · Stringer Splice · Boeing 727277

Difficulty date
April 30, 2009
Submitted
May 1, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N241FE
Make and model
Boeing 727277
Aircraft serial
20979
Aircraft time
54,318 hours, 41,731 cycles
Part
Stringer Splice
Part number
5310201
Condition
Corroded
Location
Bs 1000
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

AFT PIT CORROSION ON STRINGER SPLICE AT BS 1000, STRINGER 29 RT. REMOVED STRINGER SPLICE FOR CORROSION REMOVAL IAW SRM 51-30-2. FABRICATED NEW SPLICE IAW SRM 51-20-2. FIGURE 1 & 51-30-5. INSTALLED NEW STR. SPLICE IAW SRM 51-30-2. APPLIED LEVELING COMPOUND IAW SRM 51-20-3. MAJOR