What was found
A VISUAL INSPECTION OF FRAME FLANGE AND WEB AT FS 783.95 JUST BELOW STR 17L, FOUND CRACK, 3 INCHES INTO WEB, FROM FLANGE TO LIGHTING HOLE. SUSPECT CAUSE BY METAL FATIGUE. REPAIR DONE IAW BOEING DRAWING NR 65C36280.
- Difficulty date
- August 2, 1995
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N352PA
- Make and model
- Boeing 727225
- Aircraft serial
- 20616
- System (JASC)
- 5311 · Fuselage Main, Frame
- Part
- Frame
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Fs 783.95
- Part time
- 59,103 hours
- 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.