Service difficulty report · Strut · Boeing 727227

Difficulty date
November 18, 2000
Submitted
January 19, 2001
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Boeing 727227
Aircraft time
55,782 hours, 8 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D9A
Part
Strut
Part number
651952022
Condition
Cracked
Location
Rt Mlg
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

(CAN) DURING SCHEDULED WEIGHT UPGRADE MODIFICATIONS, THE RT LOWER SIDE STRUT WAS FOUND TO CONTAIN MULTIPLE CRACKED WITH IN THE THREADED END PORTION OF THE STRUT. A 1 1/2 X 1/2 INCH PIECE OF THE THREADED WAS MISSING. THE LT LOWER STRUT WAS ALSO FOUND TO BE CORRODED, BUT NOT DAMAGED. BOTH STRUTS WERE REPLACED.