What was found
YXD - during scheduled maintenance a crack was found in the L/H wing upper surface stringer @ WS 686.5, second stringer from aft.Repaired crack per Service bulletin 727-57A-159, figure 18.
- Difficulty date
- February 6, 2002
- Submitted
- April 8, 2002
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N282
- Make and model
- Boeing 727251
- Aircraft serial
- 21161
- Aircraft time
- 58,200 hours, 40,000 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5713 · Wing, Longeron/Stringer
- Part
- Stringer
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Zone 500
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.