Service difficulty report · Angle · Boeing 727254

Difficulty date
December 17, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N916TS
Make and model
Boeing 727254
Aircraft serial
20437
Part
Angle
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 846
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

VERTICAL FLANGE OF THE RBL 70.5 WING TO CENTER TANK CHORD ANGLE IS CRACKED IN TWO PLACES, LOWER FASTENER. BS 846, WL 193, 15 INCHES BELOW CABIN FLOOR. INSTALLED BS 870 PREVENTIVE MOD RT SIDE KIT NR 65-92431-2. ACCOMPLISHED IAW SB 727-53-116. INSTALLED RT SIDE REPAIR AT STA 848. MATERIAL USED 15-5PH HT 180-200 KSI AND 17-4 PH HT 180-200 KSI. ACCOMPLISHED IAW BOEING TELEX MIA-98-0005 AND MIA-98-0009RR. 8110-3 ISSUED DEC 8, 1998. (X)