Service difficulty report · Frame · Boeing 727247

Difficulty date
February 13, 2001
Submitted
February 23, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N2816W
Make and model
Boeing 727247
Aircraft serial
20872
Aircraft time
79,659 hours, 53,776 cycles
Part
Frame
Part number
65175061
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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 INNER CHORD OF THE FS 1303 RT FRAME WAS FOUND WITH A CRACKED FLANGE AT A HYDRAULIC BRACKET ATTACH POINT JUST ABOVE THE AFT VENTRAL STAIRWAY TORQUE BOX. THE CRACKED PORTION OF FLANGE WAS TRIMMED OUT AND REPAIRED WITH AN ALUMINUM REPAIR ANGLE PER ER/A 380030-14, REV A.