Service difficulty report · Frame · Boeing 727277

Difficulty date
December 29, 2006
Submitted
January 2, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N243FE
Make and model
Boeing 727277
Aircraft serial
21480
Aircraft time
44,524 hours, 34,731 cycles
Part
Frame
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 277
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

FRAME AT ATTACH POINT STA 277 AT STR 21L IS CRACKED AT UPPER ATTACH HOLE TO SKIN. REMOVED DAMAGE AND REPAIRED FRAME REF SRM 53-10-4 FIG 11 PAGE 43. THIS IS CLASSIFIED AS A MAJOR REPAIR.