- Difficulty date
- June 19, 2010
- Submitted
- June 28, 2010
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N486FE
- Make and model
- Boeing 727227
- Aircraft serial
- 21489
- Aircraft time
- 40,827 hours, 30,637 cycles
- Part
- Stringer
- Part number
- 651969045
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Bs 1166-1183
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- 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
CORROSION ON TENSION TIE BETWEEN STA 1166 AND 1183 STR 19L CUTOUT DAMAGED STRINGER SECTION APPROX DIM: 7", FABRICATED NEW STRINGER SECTION FROM BAC 1498-144 APPROX DIM: 7", FABRICATED SPLICE FROM BAC 1498-132 APPROX DIM: 14 1/2". INSTALLED STRINGER REPAIR PARTS IAW SRM 53-10-3 FIG 1, SRM 51-10-2, & SRM 51-30-2.