SDR FDEA201101300422

Service difficulty report · Frame · Boeing 727233

Difficulty date: January 30, 2011
Submitted: February 10, 2011
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N223FE
Make and model: Boeing 727233
Aircraft serial: 20935
Aircraft time: 59,760 hours, 37,180 cycles
System (JASC): 5311 · Fuselage Main, Frame
Part: Frame
Part number: 65163263
Condition: Damaged
Location: Bs 783
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

OVERWING RT FRAME AT BS 783, 3RD HOLE BELOW FLOOR IS AT MAX SIZE IAW EO AND STILL HAS CRACK INDICATION. CRACK INDICATION WAS FOUND TO BE DRILL START, COMPLIED WITH HFEC INSPECTION IAW NDTM, PT.6 , 51-00-00 FIG. 23, NO CRACK NOTED. FABRICATED SPLICE ANGLE, 2 REPAIR ANGLES, CHANNEL, SPLICE ANGLE, REPAIR STRAP, SPLICE REPAIR, AND 4 RADIUS FILLERS IAW DWG 65C36280 AND SRM 51-20-1 FIG 7 AND EO 7-5310-7-3367 PT9 & INSTALLED IAW DWG 65C36280 AND EO 7-5310-7-3367 PT9.