Service difficulty report · Frame · Boeing 727247

Difficulty date
September 6, 2001
Submitted
September 21, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N296WA
Make and model
Boeing 727247
Aircraft serial
22533
Aircraft time
60,175 hours, 41,292 cycles
Part
Frame
Part number
65175061
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fs 1303
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

FUSELAGE / FRAME / FS 1303 / RH : CRACKED FLANGE REPAIR THE FS 1303 RH FRAME WAS FOUND WITH A CRACK IN THE INNER FLANGE OF THE FRAME AT A HYDRAULIC LINE CLAMP ATTACH LOCATION JUST ABOVE THE RH VENTRAL STAIRWELL TORQUE BOX STRUCTURE. THE CRACK WAS ROUTED OUT OF THE FLANGE AND REPAIRED WITH AN ALUMINUM EXTRUDED ANGLE PER ER/A 381707-14,REV A.