Service difficulty report · Sill · Boeing 727233

Difficulty date
May 29, 2009
Submitted
June 2, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N278FE
Make and model
Boeing 727233
Aircraft serial
22345
Aircraft time
40,972 hours, 30,658 cycles
Part
Sill
Condition
Cracked
Location
Zone 200
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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

MAIN CARGO MCK-UPPER SILL, BS 500 STR 3L - 4L CRACK COMING FROM RIVET FASTENER HOLE. REMOVED LOCATED AND INSTALLED LONGERON PN 53FX1467-101 P.O. NR 29052265. SPLICES PN 53FX1467114 PO NR 29057261 TREATED AND PRIMED NEW DRILLED PARTS AND BARE METAL ALL IAW SRM 51-30-2, 51-10-2 AND EA 7-5310-126827.