Service difficulty report · Frame · Boeing 727232

Difficulty date
December 4, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N538DA
Make and model
Boeing 727232
Aircraft serial
22076
Part
Frame
Condition
Crack
Location
Bs 560
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 WEB OF THE FS 560 C1 DOOR JAMB FRAME WAS FOUND WITH 2 SMALL CRACKS AT EXISTING FASTENER HOLES BELOW THE UPPER SILL. THE CRACKS WERE ROUTED OUT OF THE WEB AND A TITANIUM DOUBLER INSTALLED TO REPAIR THE DAMAGE AND ENABLE INSTALLATION UNDER THE EXISTING UPPER FRAME SPLICES. THE REPAIR WAS ACCOMPLISHED PER ER/A 368792-14AD.