Service difficulty report · Frame · Boeing 727227

Difficulty date
February 22, 2008
Submitted
February 22, 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
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 CARGO PIT, FRAME EXTENSION AT BS 520 IS CRACKED IN UPPER RADIUS, ABOVE STRINGER 22L ON FWD SIDE OF FRAME, MARKED END OF CRACK WITH BLACK DOT, (CIRCLED) GENERATED FROM U/C 53F0020. REMOVED CRACKED FRAME EXTENSION. VERIFIED MATERIAL FOR FABRICATION OF NEW FRAME EXTENSION, 7075-O .063" A61578 PO NR 1026198. HEAT TREATED NEW FRAME EXTENSION PART NR 53FX1350-1 TO T-6 CONDITION. TREATED AND PRIMED AND INSTALLED NEW FRAME EXTENSION REF SRM 51-30-2, 51-10-2, AND STC DWG 53FX1350. THIS IS CLASSIFIED AS A MAJOR REPAIR.