Service difficulty report · Frame · Boeing 727247

Difficulty date
November 7, 2001
Submitted
November 29, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N830WA
Make and model
Boeing 727247
Aircraft serial
21482
Aircraft time
73,589 hours, 44,495 cycles
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

FUSELAGE FRAME STA 760, AN UNIDENTIFIED REPAIR WAS REMOVED FROM THE FS 760 LT OVERWING EXIT FRAME. THE FRAME WAS FOUND WITH A TYPICAL CRACK PER BAC S/B 727-53-0197. A NEW FRAME REPAIR WAS INSTALLED PER THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE S/B AND PER ER/A 382044-14AD, REV A.