Service difficulty report · Frame · Boeing 727227

Difficulty date
September 25, 2007
Submitted
September 25, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N489FE
Make and model
Boeing 727227
Aircraft serial
21492
Aircraft time
40,944 hours, 26,432 cycles
Part
Frame
Part number
651593731
Condition
Gouged
Location
Zone 200
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

PREVIOUS DAMAGE: LT FUSE (SAT 680) STR 14L, FRAME ABOVE 14L HAS DEEP GOUGES BLENDED DAMAGED AREA ORIGINAL MATERIAL .045" MATERIAL LOSS .015" MATERIAL REMAINING .030" AND IS OUT OF LIMITS REF SRM 53-10-1. REMOVED DAMAGED SECTION, FABRICATED REPAIR SPLICE. INSTALLED NEW FRAME SECTION AND FRAME REPAIR SPLICE REF EA NR 7-5310-113101-FUSELAGE-MAIN FRAME.