Service difficulty report · Frame · Boeing 727228

Difficulty date
March 7, 2000
Submitted
April 12, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N724DH
Make and model
Boeing 727228
Aircraft serial
19862
Part
Frame
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
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

AT C-CHECK, FOUND RT SIDE OF AFT FUSELAGE STATION FS 1186 STRINGER 26R HAS A CRACK RUNNING FROM A RIVET TO A HI-LOK AND OUT OF THE HI-LOK HOLE. AREA IS AT THE RT SIDE OF THE DOOR CUTOUT FOR AFT STAIR HANDLE OPERATING MECHANISIM. CUT OUT DAMAGED SKIN AREA PER SRM 53-30-2 FIG 3. TREATED AREA PER SRM 51-10-2. FABRICATED DOUBLER PER SRM 53-30-2. ALODINED AND PRIMED PER SRM 51-10-2. INSTALLED REPAIR PER SRM 51-30-2. SEALED REPAIR PER SRM 51-20-4.