What was found
INSPECTION FOUND A 1.5 INCH CRACK IN FORWARD CARGO COMPARTMENT CIRCUMFERENTIAL FRAME AT BS 480 BETWEEN STRINGER 25R AND 26R. A FRAME SPLICE WAS INSTALLED AND FLOOR SUPPORT SPLICE WERE INSTALLED IAW SRM 53-10-4 AND 51-30-2.
- Difficulty date
- May 9, 1997
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N17773
- Make and model
- Boeing 727227
- Aircraft serial
- 21045
- System (JASC)
- 5311 · Fuselage Main, Frame
- Part
- Frame
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Bs 480
- Stage of operation
- IN
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
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