Service difficulty report · Frame · Boeing 727227

Difficulty date
September 26, 2007
Submitted
September 26, 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
65C158121
Condition
Cracked
Location
Zone 300
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

NR 2 ENG INLET DUCT HOUSING, FRAME IS CRACKED, LOCATED AT BS 1233 AND LT SIDE OF VERTICAL STAB FWD SPAR FWD AND AFT SIDE OF FRAME CRACKED REMOVED DAMAGE BY CUTTING FRAME AND FRAME ANGLE. FABRICATED REPLACEMENT SECTION OF FRAME AND FRAME ANGLE, FRAME REPAIR ANGLE, FRAME ANGLE REPAIRS AND FILLERS AND INSTALLED ABOVE PARTS. REF BOEING DOCUMENT NR 65C 15812 AND SRM 51-40-3/ FIGURE NR 1/PAGES 1-6. THIS IS CLASSIFIED AS A MAJOR REPAIR.