Service difficulty report · Frame · Boeing 727227

Difficulty date
July 11, 2000
Submitted
September 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N731AA
Make and model
Boeing 727227
Aircraft serial
20738
Aircraft time
73,446 hours, 47,467 cycles
Part
Frame
Condition
Dented
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

CUT OUT DAMAGED AREA AND INSTALLED DOUBLER PER SRM 51-40-3, FIG 1. MATERIAL 7075T6 .050 INCH FASTENERS MS2047006 WITH 5 ROWS PAST DAMAGE USING EXISTING FASTENER HOLES. CUT OUT WAS 1.1 INCH BY 12 INCHES. REPAIR WAS APPROXIMATELY 20 INCHES LONG. (X)