Service difficulty report · Stringer · Boeing 727227

Difficulty date
April 5, 2010
Submitted
April 7, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N479FE
Make and model
Boeing 727227
Aircraft serial
21461
Aircraft time
44,408 hours, 28,804 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D9
Part
Stringer
Part number
655623628
Condition
Damaged
Location
Bs 600 S24l
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

UPON REMOVAL OF BS 600 FRAME SUPPORT CLIP, FOUND STR 24 L GOUGED AND PUNCTURED. CUT OUT DAMAGED SECTION OF STRINGER 24L AT BS 600, 17.7500" IN LENGTH IAW SRM, REV 102, 51-10-1 AND 53-10-3 FIG 1. FABRICATED STRINGER FILLER USING BAC1498 -142, 7075-T62, 17.7500" IN LENGTH AND 2 SPLICES USING BAC1498 -132, 7075 - T6, 12.2500" IN LENGTH IAW SRM 53-10-3 FIG 1. INSTALLED STRINGER FILLER AND SPLICES IAW SRM 53-10-3, FIG 1 AND 51-30-2.