Service difficulty report · Frame · Boeing 7572B7

Difficulty date
June 15, 2009
Submitted
June 15, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N905FD
Make and model
Boeing 7572B7
Aircraft serial
27145
Aircraft time
50,767 hours, 20,774 cycles
Part
Frame
Part number
146N102890
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 1420
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

AFT CARGO COMPT, FRAME AT BS 1420, UPPER FLANGE IS CRACKED AT S25L, AND CHAFED AT S23L. REMOVED FRAME ASSY IAW SRM 51-40-02. REMOVED 2 INTERCOSTAL WEBS IAW SRM 51-40-02 AND REMOVED BRACKETS FROM CRACKED FRAME IAW SRM 51-40-02. LOCATED AND DRILLED NEW FRAME IAW SRM 51-40-05. INSTALLED BRACKETS ONTO NEW FRAME IAW SRM 51-40-02. INSTALLED FRAME ASSY IAW SRM 51-40-02. INSTALLED 2 INTERCOSTAL WEBS IAW SRM 51-40-02. BLENDED CHAFED AREA AND FOUND TO BE WITHIN LIMITS IAW SRM 53-00-07, FIG 101, DETAIL 1. THIS REPAIR IS CLASSIFIED AS A MAJOR REPAIR.

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