Service difficulty report · Frame · Boeing 727232

Difficulty date
June 25, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N467DA
Make and model
Boeing 727232
Aircraft serial
20744
Part
Frame
Condition
Double Drilled
Location
Bs 784
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.

What was found

DURING THE PERFORMANCE OF SI 4-61904-12, THE SECOND FASTENER HOLE ABOVE THE FLOORBEAM ON THE INBOARD FLANGE WAS DISCOVERED TO HAVE BEEN LOCATED CLOSE ENOUGH TO A PILOT HOLE TO CREATE A DOUBLE DRILLED HOLE. THE DOUBLER DRILLED HOLE WAS OVERSIZED TO 0.403 THROUGH BOTH THE FRAME AND THE REINFORCING STRAP TO ELIMINATE THE PILOT HOLE. A FREEZE PLUG WAS INSTALLED IN THE REINFORCING STRAP AND A MODIFICATION WAS ACCOMPLISHED PER 65C36280-24.