Service difficulty report · Frame · Boeing 727232

Difficulty date
September 22, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N544DA
Make and model
Boeing 727232
Aircraft serial
22493
Part
Frame
Part number
651632581
Condition
Misdrilled
Location
Fs 760.95
Stage of operation
IN
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

DURING THE ACCOMPLISHMENT OF DAL EO 4-58560-3AD, IT WAS NOTICED BY MAINTENANCE THAT THE FRAME REINFORCEMENT STRAP ON THE OUTER CHORD OF STA 760.95 FRAM, WAS DOUBLE DRILLED AT THREE LOCATIONS PRIOR TO THIS HEAVY MAINTENANCE VISIT. MAINTENANCE OVERSIZED THE HOLES TO CLEAN UP THE DAMAGE. THE UPPER TWO OVERSIZED HOLES ARE THROUGH THE STRAP AND FRAME AND ARE 0.500 INCH AND 0.437 INCH DIAMETER. THE LOWER HOLE IS ONLY THROUGH THE STRAP AND IS 0.437 INCH DIAMETER. NO DAMAGE HAS BEEN DONE TO THE SKIN.