Service difficulty report · Plate · Boeing 727200

Difficulty date
September 30, 2014
Submitted
October 3, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N705AA
Make and model
Boeing 727200
Aircraft serial
22462
Aircraft time
67,955 hours, 31,504 cycles
Part
Plate
Condition
Corroded
Location
Lt Wing
Part time
67,955 hours, 31,504 cycles
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

DURING PERFORMED C CHECK CORROSION WAS FOUND ON THE LT WING FRONT SPAR LOWER CHORD PLATE FROM WS 701 TO WS 696. DIMENSIONS OF CORROSION AREA 5 INCHES X 1.5 INCHES. AFTER THE CORROSION BLEND OUT THE MIN REMAINING THICKNESS OF 0.126 INCH, ORIGINAL THICKNESS IS 0.189 INCH, WAS MEASURED. THE DAMAGE CONDITION HAD EXCEEDED THE ALLOWABLE LIMITATION IAW SRM 57-10-1 FIG 2 SHEET 6. THE ITEM HAS BEEN REPORTED FOR REQUESTING THE REPAIR APPROVAL DATE.

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