What was found
STATION 720 FRAME CRACKED AT SKIN ATTACH FASTENER HOLE BETWEEN STR 28L AND 27L. CUT OUT DAMAGED AREA IAW SRM 53-10-4, FIG 15 AND EA 7-5310-143991. FABRICATED REPAIR PARTS AND INSTALLED IAW SRM 53-10-4, FIG 15 AND EA 7-5310-143991.
- Difficulty date
- May 19, 2012
- Submitted
- May 21, 2012
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N489FE
- Make and model
- Boeing 727227
- Aircraft serial
- 21492
- Aircraft time
- 44,088 hours, 28,855 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5311 · Fuselage Main, Frame
- Part
- Frame
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Bs 720
- 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.