Service difficulty report · Frame · Boeing 727224

Difficulty date
September 6, 2008
Submitted
November 6, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N745DH
Make and model
Boeing 727224
Aircraft serial
20665
Aircraft time
73,890 hours, 49,460 cycles
Part
Frame
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
TX
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

LOWER FUSELAGE AFT CARGO COMPARTMENT BS 970 BETWEEN S-26L AND 27L FRAME CRACK. REPAIRED FRAME SECTION AT BS 970 BETWEEN S-24L AND S-28L IAW B727 SRM 51-40-3 FIG 1.