Service difficulty report · Channel · Boeing 727233

Difficulty date
August 14, 2007
Submitted
August 14, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N286FE
Make and model
Boeing 727233
Aircraft serial
22623
Aircraft time
39,187 hours, 24,651 cycles
Part
Channel
Part number
53FX1465
Condition
Damaged
Location
Zone 100
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

LWR FWD CARGO PIT U-CHANNEL HAS 3 EXTRA HOLES ON UPPER LEG INBD END AT FWD SIDE OF STA 640 BELOW FRAME SPLICE AGAINST SKIN SHEAR TIE, BETWEEN STR 22L AND 23L. REMOVED U CHANNEL, REF SRM 51-30-2. FABRICATED NEW CHANNEL REF DWG 53FX1465 AND SENT FOR HEAT TREAT. LOCATED FASTENER HOLES ON U-CHANNEL REF SRM 51-30-5. ALODINE NAD PRIMED U-CHANNEL REF MM 51-20-21 AND 51-30-2. INSTALLED U-CHANNEL REF 51-30-2. THIS IS CLASSIFIED AS A MAJOR REPAIR.