Service difficulty report · Structure · Boeing 727222

Difficulty date
October 13, 2000
Submitted
December 12, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N7260U
Make and model
Boeing 727222
Aircraft serial
21407
Aircraft time
65,326 hours, 37,275 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D15
Part
Structure
Condition
Damaged
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

DUE TO GROUND EQUIPMENT IMPACT, STRINGER 22R BUCKLED BETWEEN BS 302.5 & 334.5. BS 328 FRAME WEB & SAFE CHORD BUCKLED & CRACKED ALONG A 13 INCH SECTION ADJACENT TO STRINGER 22R. FUSELAGE SKIN PUNCTURED & CRACKED LENGTHWISE BETWEEN BS 301 & 341 & CIRCUMFERENTIALLY BETWEEN WL 162 & 173. *S/D* A NEW STRINGER SECTION 65-18420-364 WAS SPLICED IN PER 727 SRM 53-10-3, FIGURE 1. THE FRAME WEB WAS REPAIRED PER 727 SRM 53-10-4 FIGURES 1 & 11. THE FAIL SAFE CHORD WAS REPAIRED PER 727 SRM 57-40-3 FIGURE 1. A REPAIR DOUBLER 65-18420-1027 WAS INSTALLED EXTERNALLY PER 727 SRM 53-30-3 FIGURE 3.