What was found
INSPECTION TYPE: C, SKIN BULGING AT BS 1307-1315 STR 8L. FOUND BULGING WAS CAUSED BY CORROSION ON STRINGER EXTRUSION. CORROSION REMOVED AND FOUND TO BE OUT OF LIMITS IAW SRM 53-10-1. REPAIR DOUBLER INSTALLED IAW SRM 53-30-3.
- Difficulty date
- October 4, 2004
- Submitted
- October 27, 2004
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N954UP
- Make and model
- Boeing 727185C
- Aircraft serial
- 19827
- Aircraft time
- 62,074 hours, 53,369 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5313 · Fuselage Main, Longeron/Stringer
- Part
- Stringer
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Fuselage
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
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