Service difficulty report · Frame · Boeing 727247

Difficulty date
January 23, 2002
Submitted
February 20, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N293WA
Make and model
Boeing 727247
Aircraft serial
22111
Aircraft time
64,191 hours, 43,606 cycles
Part
Frame
Part number
651631232
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 INBOARD FRAME OF THE FS 294.5 BULKHEAD WAS FOUND CRACKED AT RBL 12.5 AND WL 181. THE CRACK WAS 1 INCH LONG AND WAS REMOVED BY ROUTING OUT THE FRAME FLANGE. THE CHORD WAS REPAIRED WITH AND ALUMINUM EXTRUDED REPAIR ANGLE INSTALLED PER ER/A 382496-14, REV A.