Service difficulty report · Frame · Boeing 727232

Difficulty date
July 20, 2000
Submitted
July 27, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N545DA
Make and model
Boeing 727232
Aircraft serial
22494
Aircraft time
56,114 hours, 41,868 cycles
Part
Frame
Condition
Cut
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

AT MIDVISIT THE STA 990 FRAME CHORD AT STR 29R WAS CUT TO FACILITATE REPAIR OF STR 29R. REMOVED STA 990 FACTORY FRAME SPLICE PLATE O/B OF STR 29R. CUT FRAME AT FS 990 JUST I/B OF S29R AS PER MM 53-12-0 FIG 804. DRILLED UP SPLICE ANGLE PER MM 53-12-0 FIG 804. REINSTALLED 990 FRAME SPLICE REPAIR DOUBLER PER MM 53-12-0 FIG 804.