- Difficulty date
- February 2, 2011
- Submitted
- February 2, 2011
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N357KP
- Make and model
- Boeing 727230
- Aircraft serial
- 20675
- Aircraft time
- 71,403 hours, 38,767 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa JT8D15
- Part
- Frame
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Bs 1166
- Part time
- 71,403 hours, 38,767 cycles
- 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
PREVIOUS REPAIR ON BS 1166 FRAME CRACKED ABOVE STR 17L. REMOVED CRACKED REPAIR FROM BS 1166 FRAME ABOVE STR 17L IAW SRM 51-30-2. FABRICATED REPAIR DOUBLER FROM 7075-0 .063' PO 90010605, DIM 10.5" X 6" IAW SRM 53-10-2 FIG 5. HEAT TREATED DOUBLER TO 7075-T6 IAW FASI ENG REPORT 2-37153-801, REV A, INSTALLED REPAIR TO FRAME AT BS 1166 ABOVE STR 17L IAW SRM 53-10-2, FIG 5 AND SRM 51-40-3, FIG 1.