Service difficulty report · Structure · Boeing 727222

Difficulty date
July 15, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N7289U
Make and model
Boeing 727222
Aircraft serial
21567
Engine
Pwa JT8D15
Part
Structure
Condition
Damaged
Location
Bs 340-450
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

THE RT FUSELAGE BETWEEN B.S. 340 AND 450 WAS DAMAGED WHEN THE TOW TRACTOR PULLING THE PLANE JACK-KNIFED AND THE AIRPLANE RAN OVER THE TRACTOR. THE DAMAGE INVOLVED TORN SKIN, SEVERED FRAMES, DAMAGED STRINGERS, AND MISCELLANEOUS DAMAGE TO INTERNAL BRACKETS, INTERCOSTALS, ETC. CAUSED BY JACK-KNIFED TRACTOR. ALL DAMAGED PARTS WERE EITHER REPLACED WITH NEW PARTS OR REPAIRED PER THE APPLICABLE SRM.