Service difficulty report · Frame · Boeing 7272D4

Difficulty date
October 31, 2008
Submitted
November 7, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N287FE
Make and model
Boeing 7272D4
Aircraft serial
21849
Aircraft time
39,962 hours, 27,597 cycles
Part
Frame
Part number
BAC1503100028
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 520
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 LEFT SIDE FRAME, BS 520 AT STR 24L , UPPER FLANGE HAS 2 EA.DENTS WITIN 3". INSTALLED FRAME REPAIR AFTER REMOVING DAMAGE FROM FRAME. (CLASSIFIED AS A MAJOR REPAIR) REF SRM 51-40-06 PG 1-6 2 EA. DENTS REMOVED BY CUTOUT. FABRICATED NEW FRAME REPAIR, ALODINE, PRIMED PART. INSTALLED REPAIR AS REQUIRED. NO OTHER DEFECTS NOTED THIS IS CLASSIFIED AS A MAJOR REPAIR

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