- Difficulty date
- August 7, 2002
- Submitted
- August 31, 2002
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N721DH
- Make and model
- Boeing 727228
- Aircraft serial
- 19545
- 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
DURING C-CHECK, BS 940 FRAME (LEFT) CRACKED AT AFT FLOORBEAM ATTACH FLANGE (CONFIRMED BY NDT). STOP DRILLED CRACK IAW B-727 S/B 53-190. LOCATED AND DRILLED-UP ANGLES, DOUBLERS AND RADIUS FILLERS. INSTALLED REPAIR KIT ON FRAME IAW B-727 S/B 727-53-0190.