Service difficulty report · Structure · Boeing 727222

Difficulty date
July 1, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N7442U
Make and model
Boeing 727222
Aircraft serial
21896
Engine
Pwa JT8D15
Part
Structure
Condition
Elongated Holes
Location
Bs 780.95
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

EL0NGATED HOLES WERE FOUND AT APPROXIMATELY LBBL 70,5,WL 208 TO 214, BS 780.95 FUSELAGE SKIN, FRAME (P/N 85-16325-81) AND FRAME STRAP (P/N 65-16325-103). THE ELONGATED HOLES WERE OVERSIZED TO A CLEAN AND ROUND CONDITION. FREEZE PLUGS WERE THEN INSTALLED AND HOLES CORRECTLY LOCATED. INSTALLATION OF LT 70.5 CHORD PREVENTATIVE MOD KIT PER SB 727-57-0112 WAS THEN COMPLETED. AREA IS SUBJECT TO AD'S 94-07-08, 90-06-09 AND 98-11-03. THE REPAIR WAS APPROVED AS AN AMOC TO AD94-07-08, AD90-05-09 AND COMPLIANCE T0 AD98-11-03 R1 BY BOEING'S DER WITH AN 8110-3.