Service difficulty report · Frame · Boeing 727225

Difficulty date
November 24, 2007
Submitted
November 26, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N464FE
Make and model
Boeing 727225
Aircraft serial
21288
Aircraft time
52,271 hours, 37,220 cycles
Part
Frame
Part number
651633925
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
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

AFT PIT BODY FRAME WEB IS CRACKED AT TOOLING HOLE BS 970, STR 26L - 27L REMOVED ASSOCIATED PARTS TO FRAME 970 SECTION, REMOVED DAMAGE SECTION OF FRAME FROM STR 27R TO STR 24L AND 25L. FABRICATED NEW FRAME SECTION, HEAT TREATED, ALODINED AND PRIMED, PAINTED AND INSTALLED. INSTALLED REMOVED ASSOCIATED PARTS TO FRAME REF BOEING DOCUMENT NUMBER 65-16339 AND SRM 51-30-02. REPAIR IS CLASSIFIED AS A MAJOR REPAIR.