SDR GAIA9866

Service difficulty report · Wing Box · Boeing 727223

Difficulty date
June 23, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N6810
Make and model
Boeing 727223
Aircraft serial
19485
Part
Wing Box
Condition
Corroded
Location
Wing Ctr Sect
Stage of operation
IN
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 ACCOMPLISHMENT OF AD 85-24-2, RAM AIR PLENUM CORROSION INSPECTION. CORROSION WAS FOUND ALONG THE RT SIDE WING BOX CENTER SECTION AT STRINGERS S-3C AND S-4C, RBL 36.5 AND STRINGERS 3C AND S-4C, RBL 20.0. THE CORROSION WAS REMOVED BY BLENDING OUT. THE AREA WAS REPAIRED IAW BOEING ENGINEERING LETTER AOC-OKC-98-05044 DATED 6-2-98, BY AAR OKLAHOMA CITY. STRUCTURAL SUBSTANTIATION OF REPAIR PLAN IS AN AMOC TO AD 85-24-02. THE AREA WAS RESTORED TO NORMAL AND ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (X)