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
651766450
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

FWD PIT, PREVIOUS UNREPAIRED DAMAGE FRAME CRACKED AT BS 700 AND BETWEEN STR 18R AND 19R REPAIRED FRAME 700 AT STRINGER 18 TO19 RT REF FED EX EA NR 7-5310-113118 AND BOEING DWG 65-15938, 65-82614-9, 65-17664-50. TREATED AND PRIMED PARTS REF SRM 51-10-2. IDENTIFIED PARTS FX 65-82614-9 REF FED EX GMM 7-0-1001 PG 1 SEC 7B. HFEC INSP FOR CRACK REMOVAL REF 727 NDT MAN, PART 6, 51-00-00 FIG 23. NO DEFECTS NOTED. THIS IS CLASSIFIED AS A MAJOR REPAIR.