Service difficulty report · Frame · Boeing 7472D7B

Difficulty date
December 18, 2002
Submitted
February 18, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N528MC
Make and model
Boeing 7472D7B
Aircraft serial
22472
Part
Frame
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 1265
Part time
68,315 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
E
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 CURRENT C-CHECK AT IAI, FOUND CRACK IN FRAME WEB AT BS 1265 WL 199 L/S CRITICAL HOLE. CRACK LENGTH IS 1MM. DURING CRACK REMOVAL BY REAMING THE FRAME WEB AND INNER CHORD WERE MISDRILLED. FRAME WEB ONLEY OVERSIZED TO .419 INCH. PERFORMED OPEN HOLE INSPECTION OF REMOVED FASTENERS AND SURFACE E/C INSPECTED THE EDGE OF THE WEB. NO OTHER CRACKING FOUND. FABRICATED FREEZE PLUGS AND ANGLES. PRIME PAINTED ANGLES. INSTALLED FREEZE PLUGS IAW SRM 51-10-08. INSTALLED REINFORCING ANGLES WET WITH SEALANT PER STANDARD SRM PRACTICES. REINSPECTION REQUIRED AT 2000 CYCLE INTERVALS WITH REPAIR LIMITED TO 4000 CYCLES. INSPECTION REQUIRES REMOVAL OF THE REINFORCING ANGLES AND FREEZE PLUGS. (M)

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