Service difficulty report · Frame · Boeing 727227

Difficulty date
February 19, 2008
Submitted
February 19, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N486FE
Make and model
Boeing 727227
Aircraft serial
21489
Aircraft time
39,357 hours, 29,437 cycles
Part
Frame
Part number
53FX1350
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 CARGO PIT, FRAME EXTENSION AT BS 600 IS CRACKED IN UPPER RADIUS, ABOVE STR 22L ON FWD SIDE OF FRAME. MARKED END OF CRACK WITH BLACK DOT CIRCLE. GENERATED FROM W/C 53F0020. FABRICATED FRAME EXTENSION REF DWG 53FX1350. HEAT TREATED TO T-6 CONDITION ON 8130 NR 2008-02-083, TREATED AND PRIMED. INSTALLED FRAME EXTENSION. REF SRM 51-30-2/51-10-2. THIS IS CLASSIFIED AS A MINOR REPAIR.