What was found
THE BS 970 FRAME IS CRACKED JUST O/B OF STR 27L. THE CRACK RUNS FROM THE AFT FREE FLANGE, ACROSS THE UPPER FLANGE AND DOWN TO A FASTENER HOLE COMMON TO THE FAILSAFE CHORD. DAMAGE FOUND AT HMV, AND REPAIRED PER DL ERA 301580-14AD.
- Difficulty date
- April 18, 1995
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N494DA
- Make and model
- Boeing 727232
- Aircraft serial
- 21074
- System (JASC)
- 5311 · Fuselage Main, Frame
- Part
- Frame
- Part number
- 651633925
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Bs 970
- Stage of operation
- IN
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.