What was found
INSPECTION TYPE:C+SI FRAME CRACKED AT BS 500 AT STR 18L ADJACENT TO LATCH SUPPORT FITTINGS. REPAIR PARTS FABRICATED AND DAMAGED AREA CUT OUT. REPAIR PARTS INSTALLED IAW SRM, VERTICAL STIFFENER INSTALLED.
- Difficulty date
- December 19, 2001
- Submitted
- January 24, 2002
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N940UP
- Make and model
- Boeing 727185C
- Aircraft serial
- 19826
- Aircraft time
- 57,006 hours, 29,107 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5311 · Fuselage Main, Frame
- 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.