- Difficulty date
- July 12, 2005
- Submitted
- August 9, 2005
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N746DH
- Make and model
- Boeing 727224
- Aircraft serial
- 22252
- Aircraft time
- 57,204 hours, 31,619 cycles
- Part
- Gusset
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Frame
- 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
BS 825 FRAME GUSSET ON RT SIDE I/B AT EDGE IS CRACKED. REMOVED GUSSET ON BS 825 FRAME ON RT SIDE I/B IAW B727 SRM 51-30-2. FABBED GUSSET FROM 7075 T6 .090 SIZE 4.3"X5.6" PO 9001777 IAW B727 S/B 53-0197 SRM 51-10-2. INSTALLED GUSSET IAW B727 S/B 53-0197 REV 1 FIG 11.