Service difficulty report · Frame Splice · Boeing 727227

Difficulty date
July 6, 2007
Submitted
July 28, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N784DH
Make and model
Boeing 727227
Aircraft serial
22001
Aircraft time
61,606 hours, 34,558 cycles
Part
Frame Splice
Condition
Cracked
Location
Zone 100
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
E
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

MAIN CABIN FRAME BS 783.95, LBL 70, WL 204 IS CRACKED LWR END OF WEB AREA, CRACK ABOUT 1.5 NDT FINDING. REMOVED FASTENERS AT MAIN CABIN FRAME AT LWR END IAW B727 SRM 51-30-2. STOP DRILLED CRACK .250 IAW B727 SRM 51-10-1. HFEC VERIFIED STOP DRILL IAW B727 NDTM PT.6 51-00-00. DRILLED UP REPAIR PARTS IAW B727 S/B 727-53-0197 AND DWG 65C36280. TREATED, PRIMED AND INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS IAW B727 SRM 51-10-2, B727 S/B 727-53-0197 AND DWG 65C36280.