Service difficulty report · Frame · Boeing 727228

Difficulty date
August 22, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N727DH
Make and model
Boeing 727228
Aircraft serial
20204
Part
Frame
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 980
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

AT C-CHECK, LWR AFT CARGO STA 980 O/B OF STR 28 RT FUSE FRAME HAD CORROSION AND CRACKS. REMOVED FASTENERS AT STA 980, CUT FRAME WEB AT 975, NO OTHER WEB CORROSION NOTED. FOUND LWR T ANGLE WEB ATTACH CORRODED BEYOND LIMITS. CUT OUT DAMAGED AREA AT T ANGLE, ALODINED AND PRIMED AREA PER SRM 51-10-2, FABRICATED 2 ANGLE REPAIRS, HEAT TREATED, INSTALLED WEB REPAIR AT STA 980 FRAME AFT OF LWR CORNER OF C-2 DOOR. REMOVED AND REPLACED L ATTACH ANGLE AT STR 28R AND FRAME BS 980, INSTALLED REPAIR AT T LOWER WEB SUPPORT FROM BS 960 TO BS 980 PER AVITAS EO 99AVHM.060R0-1 7075T6 .090 FORMED ANGLES, ALODINED AND PRIMED REPAIR PARTS PER SRM 51-10-2.