Service difficulty report · Frame · Boeing 727232

Difficulty date
July 26, 2001
Submitted
July 27, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N533DA
Make and model
Boeing 727232
Aircraft serial
22046
Aircraft time
61,259 hours, 45,477 cycles
Part
Frame
Part number
658261425
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

THE UPPER FAIL-SAFE CHORD OF THE FS 720B FRAME WAS FOUND CRACKED INBOARD OF STR 26L. THE DAMAGE WAS FOUND DURING INSP AT HMV.