SDR AALA981549

Service difficulty report · Frame · Boeing 727223

Difficulty date: August 18, 1998
Submitted: March 26, 2000
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N881AA
Make and model: Boeing 727223
Aircraft serial: 21520
System (JASC): 5311 · Fuselage Main, Frame
Part: Frame
Condition: Cracked
Location: Bs 480
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

TUL - BELT FRAME CRACKED 1 INCH LONG FROM RIVET TO STRINGER. CUT OUT RADIUS, STA 1180, STR 26R. INSTALLED REPAIR PER SRM 51-40-2 FIG 1 USING 7075T6 MATERIAL, .063 INCH THICKNESS WITH 2 ROWS FASTENERS, .1875 INCH HI-LOCKS, AROUND DAMAGE, .75 INCH SPACE BETWEEN FASTENERS. STOP DRILLED CRACK WITH .25 INCH. TST: 53,245 HOURS. CYCLES: 32,117. (X)