What was found
WHILE IN HEAVY MX PERFORMING INSP IT WAS NOTED THAT THE FRAME AT BS 800 AT STR 14R IS CRACKED. DAMAGED STIFFENER WAS REMOVED AND NEW STIFFENER PN BAC1490-2510 WAS INSTALLED. NO OTHER DEFECTS WERE NOTED. ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.
- Difficulty date
- June 8, 2009
- Submitted
- August 12, 2009
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N801EA
- Make and model
- Boeing 727225
- Aircraft serial
- 22432
- Aircraft time
- 59,266 hours, 37,310 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5320 · Fuselage Miscellaneous Structure
- Part
- Stiffener
- Part number
- BAC14902510
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Zone 200
- 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.