Service difficulty report · Frame · Boeing 727200

Difficulty date
December 6, 2002
Submitted
January 5, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N477FE
Make and model
Boeing 727200
Aircraft serial
21394
Aircraft time
40,642 hours, 28,433 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D9
Part
Frame
Condition
Dented
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

FUSELAGE FRAME BS 500 UPPER FLANGE HAS SEVERAL DENTS LBL 33-47. REMOVED EXISTING FRAME SPLICE BS 500, LBL 33. CUT OUT DAMAGED AREAS AT LBL 33 TO LBL 47. FABRICATED AND DRILLED UP NEW FRAME SPLICE. INSTALLED NEW FRAME SPLICE AND FASTENERS IAW B727 SRM AND EA.

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