Service difficulty report · Mount · Boeing 727232

Difficulty date
March 27, 2001
Submitted
April 17, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N528DA
Make and model
Boeing 727232
Aircraft serial
21702
Aircraft time
62,251 hours, 46,627 cycles
Part
Mount
Condition
Damaged
Location
Nr 3 Pylon
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
E
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

INSPECTION OF THE NR 3 ENGINE PYLON FWD ENGINE MOUNT ATTACH FITTING HOLES PER AD 97-05-08 FOUND 2 HOLES OUT OF LIMITS. THE HOLES WERE HFEC INSPECTED TO ENSURE NO CRACKS AND OVERSIZED TO THE NEXT ALLOWABLE SIZE OF FED EX S/B 2000-5410A01. LARGER DIAMETER BOLTS WERE THEN INSTALLED. THE REPAIR WAS ACCOMPLISHED PER ER/A 380396-14AD.