Service difficulty report · Frame · Boeing 727231

Difficulty date
February 16, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N54344
Make and model
Boeing 727231
Aircraft serial
21631
Part
Frame
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 783.95
Stage of operation
IN
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

JFK - DURING C-CHECK, FOND CRACK INDICATION ON LEFT FRAME AT BS 783.95, FIRST HOLE ABOVE FLOORBEAM. REAMED HOLE TO .312 BUT CRACK INDICATION STILL EXISTED. STOP DRILLED CRACK PER 51-10-01 AND INSTALLED DOUBLERS PER MO 71T68-C AND SERVICE BULLETIN 727-53-0197. (M)