Service difficulty report · Frame · Boeing 727222

Difficulty date
December 27, 2002
Submitted
February 11, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N7638U
Make and model
Boeing 727222
Aircraft serial
19911
Engine
Pwa JT8D1
Part
Frame
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
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

AT B CHECK, CRACK FOUND ON FORWARD AND AFT SIDES OF FUSELAGE INTERIOR, LT FRAME AT BS 680 ATTACHMENT TO SKIN LOWER SILL BEAM.