Service difficulty report · Strap · Boeing 727232

Difficulty date
October 12, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N546DA
Make and model
Boeing 727232
Aircraft serial
22677
Part
Strap
Condition
Double Drill
Location
Bs 761
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 THIRD AND FOURTH FASTENER LOCATION BELOW THE FLOOR LINE. ADDITIONALLY, THE FRAME ITSELF HAD A CRACK MEASURING APPROXIMATELY 2.5 LONG AT THE FLOOR LINE. REPAIRED PER ERA 330865-14.