Service difficulty report · Mount · Boeing 727232

Difficulty date
March 5, 2003
Submitted
April 2, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N523DA
Make and model
Boeing 727232
Aircraft serial
21583
Aircraft time
68,389 hours, 52,675 cycles
Part
Mount
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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 1 ENGINE FWD MOUNT SUPPORT FITTING ATTACH HOLES PER AD 97-05-08 REVEALED A CRACK INDICATION IN THE HOLE G-LOCATION. THE HOLE WAS OVERSIZED TO REMOVE THE CRACK INDICATION AND AN INSURANCE CUT APPLIED. AN OVERSIZE FASTENER WAS THEN INSTALLED. THE WORK WAS ACCOMPLISHED PER FED-EX S/B 727-5410A01 AND ER/A 384663- 14AD.