Service difficulty report · Frame · Boeing 727227

Difficulty date
December 17, 2002
Submitted
December 18, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N477FE
Make and model
Boeing 727227
Aircraft serial
21394
Aircraft time
40,642 hours, 28,433 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D9
Part
Frame
Condition
Damaged
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 AT BS 540, HAS NUMEROUS EMPTY HOLES NEAR UPPER FLANGE BETWEEN STR 22 LT AND 26 LT.