- Difficulty date
- June 23, 2012
- Submitted
- July 17, 2012
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N482FE
- Make and model
- Boeing 727227
- Aircraft serial
- 21464
- Aircraft time
- 46,346 hours, 29,925 cycles
- Part
- Intercostal
- Part number
- 651635112
- Condition
- Bent
- Location
- E/E Bay
- 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
MAIN E/E BAY HATCH INTERIOR ENTRY AREA RT SIDE INTERCOSTAL BENT, FASTENER HEADS GOUGED BS 440, FROM CATCHING ON HATCH DURING OPERATION. REPAIRED DOUBLER IAW SRM 51-30-02, FABRICATED DOUBLER IAW SRM 51-40-2 FIG 1 AND 53-10-2 FIG 3 INSTALLED REPAIR IAW SRM 51-30-02