Service difficulty report · Frame · Boeing 727224

Difficulty date
November 13, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N93738
Make and model
Boeing 727224
Aircraft serial
20666
Part
Frame
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 1275
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

INSPECTION FOUND A 1.5 INCH CRACK IN RT TORQUE BOX FRAME AT FS 1275. THE CRACK WAS LOCATED AT INBOARD END BELOW HORIZONTAL WEB. THE INBOARD WEB WAS REMOVED. TWO ANGLES WERE REMOVED. A FRAME REPAIR WAS FABRICATED IAW SRM 53-10-4. THE FRAME REPAIR AND WEB WERE INSTALLED IAW SRM 51-30-2, FIGURE 2 AND 51-10-6.