- Difficulty date
- April 1, 2010
- Submitted
- April 8, 2010
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N479FE
- Make and model
- Boeing 727227
- Aircraft serial
- 21461
- Aircraft time
- 44,408 hours, 28,804 cycles
- Part
- Frame
- Part number
- 65159331
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Bs 600
- 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
FWD PIT - UPPER SURFACE OF FRAME IS DENTED AT BS 600, ABOVE STRINGER 24 L. REMOVED CRACKED SECTION OF BS 600 FRAME 1" X 2 1/8" ABOVE STR 24L IAW FED EX B727 SRM REV 102 51-10-1 FABRICATED REPAIR DOUBLER FROM 7075 -0 .050 X6" X 12" IAW B727 SRM 53-10-2 FIG 3, 51-40-3 FIG 1 AND 51-30-5 INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER IAW B727 SRM 51-30-2 AND 51-40-3 FIG 1