Service difficulty report · Support Fitting · Boeing 727223

Difficulty date
August 21, 2009
Submitted
August 24, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Filed by
ABXR001A
Airborne Maintenance & Engineering Services Inc
Aircraft
N899AA
Make and model
Boeing 727223
Aircraft serial
22015
Aircraft time
61,508 hours, 34,073 cycles
Part
Support Fitting
Part number
65187228
Condition
Damaged
Location
Zone 400
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

DURING THE REPETITIVE NR 3 ENG SUPPORT FITTING INSP IAW SB 2000-5410A01, AD 2005-19-24, HOLES I, J, K AND L WERE VISUALLY FOUND ELONGATED AND THE HOLES WERE FOUND PREVIOUSLY OVERSIZED TO MAX ALLOWABLE DIA. 0.2817 INCH. FABRICATED FREEZE PLUGS FROM 15-5PH H1025 AND INSTALLED WET WITH BMS10-11, TY1. FABRICATED A RETAINING WASHER. INSTALLED NEW 69-18288-4 AND 69-18227-2 DOUBLERS. DRILLED FASTENER HOLES TO NOMINAL 0.1895 INCH-0.1915 INCH SIZING. INSTALLED FASTENERS AND RETURNED ITEM TO SERVICE WITH AMOC.