SDR 08FDEA00206

Service difficulty report · Frame · Boeing 727233

Difficulty date: January 19, 2008
Submitted: January 21, 2008
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N267FE
Make and model: Boeing 727233
Aircraft serial: 21673
Aircraft time: 49,336 hours, 30,087 cycles
System (JASC): 5311 · Fuselage Main, Frame
Part: Frame
Part number: 53FX13501
Condition: Cracked
Location: Zone 100
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 STUB FRAME EXTENSION AT BS 540, 22L IS CRACKED OUT OF RADIUS. MARKED END OF CRACK WITH BLACK DOT ON FWD SIDE. REMOVED STUB FRAME EXTENSION AT STA 540, STR 22R, REF SRM 51-30-2. FABRICATED NEW STUB FRAME, HEAT TREATED ON NR N00785, 8130-3 NR 2008-01-053. DRILLED UP NEW STUB FRAME REF SRM 51-30-2. TREATED AND PRIMED STUB FRAME REF 51-10-2, LABELED PART NUMBER FX53FX1350-1 REF FED EX GMM 7-0-1001. INSTALLED NEW STUB FRAME REF SRM 51- 30-2. THIS IS CLASSIFIED AS A MAJOR REPAIR.