Service difficulty report · Chord · Boeing 727231

Difficulty date
February 19, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N84357
Make and model
Boeing 727231
Aircraft serial
21989
Part
Chord
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 759
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

MCI - DURING C-CHECK MAINTENANCE, CRACK INDICATIONS WERE FOUND USING EDDY CURRENT. THE CRACKS WERE IN THE FWD TWO FASTENERS/HOLES IN RIB CHORD UPPER VERT FLANGE STATION 759 LBL 70 WL 205, REPAIRED AS PER ARA 11617. (M)