Service difficulty report · Frame · Boeing 727223

Difficulty date
January 4, 2006
Submitted
February 6, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N752DH
Make and model
Boeing 727223
Aircraft serial
22466
Aircraft time
57,771 hours, 30,185 cycles
Part
Frame
Condition
Cracked
Location
Vertical Stab
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

VERT STAB BS 1303 FRAME ABOVE ENG INLET PIPE HAS WEB WITH 1" CRACK ON RT LWR CORNER. STOP DRILLED CRACK AS REQUIRED IAW S/B 727-53-0094 REV 3 DATED 4-26-90 ACCOMPLISHED COTNEY AEROSPACE EA: EAZ04-5 REV IR W/8110-3 DATED: 1-12-06. THIS REPAIR IS CAT. "B" VISUAL RE-INSPECTION OF BS: 1303 FRAME WEB AT RBL 22.00 TO BE ACCOMPLISHED AT REGULAR INTERVALS NOT TO EXCEED 2400 FLIGHT CYCLES