Service difficulty report · Frame · Boeing 727228

Difficulty date
August 20, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N727DH
Make and model
Boeing 727228
Aircraft serial
20204
Part
Frame
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 910
Stage of operation
IN
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

RT MLG WW FS 910 TOP O/B SIDE MLG UPLOCK FWD SUPPORT FRAME CRACKED AS VIEWED THROUGH LIGHTENING HOLE WITH MIRROR 6 BELOW PRESS DECK. REMOVED RT GEAR UPLOCK PER MM 32-32-71, REMOVED FASTENERS RT MLG WW FS 910 TOP O/B SIDE FWD SUPPORT MLG UPLOCK PER SRM 51-30-2, STOP DRILLED CRACKS PER SRM 51-10-1, PERFORMED HFEC INSP PER NDT MANUAL PART 6 51-00-00 FIG 4. NO CRACK INDICATIONS PAST STOP DRILL, REPAIRED RT MLG WW FS 910 AND 913 FS UPLOCK SUPPORT FRAME WITH KIT PER SB 53-165 FIG 2 & 3. OK TO CLOSE. INSTALLED RT GEAR UPLOCK IAW MM 32-32-71, OP CHECK PERFORMED OK IAW MM 32-32-0. INSTALLED FLOOR PANEL PER SRM 51-30-2.