Service difficulty report · Frame · Boeing 72722

Difficulty date
September 26, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N188FE
Make and model
Boeing 72722
Aircraft serial
19081
Part
Frame
Part number
7075T6
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 970
Stage of operation
IN
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

HOLE ON BS 970, RT FRAME ON THE INBOARD SIDE OF STR 27R IS NOT INSPECTABLE DUE TO GEOMETRIC CONFIGURATION (FIGURED AND SHAPED). CUT OUT DAMAGE ON UPPER FLANGE OF FRAME AT STR 27R, BS 970, RT AREA. CUT OUT WAS .50 INCH BY 1 INCH. FABRICATED REPAIR PART AND INSTALLED AS PER FEDEX SRM 51-40-3.

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