SDR GAIA00116

Service difficulty report · Frame · Boeing 727223

Difficulty date
March 22, 2000
Submitted
May 12, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N6821
Make and model
Boeing 727223
Aircraft serial
19496
Part
Frame
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
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

DURING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE AT DFW, FOUND SEVERAL FUSELAGE FRAMES FROM BS 520 TO 640 CRACKED. ALL WERE CRACKED APPROX 5 INCHES ABOVE STRINGER 16R. REPAIRED ALL FRAMES IAW BOEING SRM 53-10-4, FIGURE 1. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)