Service difficulty report · Sill · Boeing 727233

Difficulty date
June 12, 2009
Submitted
June 15, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N278FE
Make and model
Boeing 727233
Aircraft serial
22345
Aircraft time
40,972 hours, 30,658 cycles
Part
Sill
Part number
53FX1467
Condition
Damaged
Location
Zone 200
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

NUMEROUS OEM HOLES ALONG MCK CUT-OUT BS 480 S3-4L. TRIMMED OUT DAMAGED AREA, FABRICATED NEW FILLER, TREATED AND PRIMED IAW SRM 51-10-2. HFEC INSPECTED AREA IAW NDTM 51-00-00 FIG 23 PT6 WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. INSTALLED FILLER REPAIR IAW EA 7-5310-126827 AND SRM 51-10-2.