Service difficulty report · Strap · Boeing 727232

Difficulty date
October 16, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N546DA
Make and model
Boeing 727232
Aircraft serial
22677
Part
Strap
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs761
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

THE REINFORCEMENT STRAP OF THE FS 761 LT FRAME HAD PILOT HOLES DOUBLE DRILLED WITH EXISTING FASTENER HOLES AT THE 3RD AND 4TH FASTENER LOCATION BELOW THE FLOOR LINE. ADDITIONALLY, THE FRAME ITSELF HAS A CRACK MEASURING APPROX 2.5 LONG. AREA WAS REPAIRED PER ERA 330865-14AD.