What was found
FWD LOWER CARGO SPLICE FRAME AT STA 580 BETWEEN STR 21L AND 22L HAS A CRACK. REMOVED 53FX1350 SPLICE FRAME, FABRICATED AND INSTALLED NEW SPLICE FRAME IAW 727 SRM 51-10-01 AND FEDEX DRG 53FX1370.
- Difficulty date
- October 26, 2007
- Submitted
- November 2, 2007
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N265FE
- Make and model
- Boeing 727233
- Aircraft serial
- 21671
- Aircraft time
- 49,394 hours, 29,870 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5311 · Fuselage Main, Frame
- Part
- Frame Splice
- Part number
- 53FX1350
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Bs 580 S21-22l
- 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.