Service difficulty report · Frame · Boeing 727185C

Difficulty date
April 22, 2003
Submitted
May 12, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N954UP
Make and model
Boeing 727185C
Aircraft serial
19827
Aircraft time
52,381 hours, 40,253 cycles
Part
Frame
Condition
Corroded
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

INSPECTION TYPE: C&SI, FUSELAGE FAIRING NR 3431, AFT FORMED SECTION HAS HEAVY CORROSION UNDER FLOATING ANCHOR NUTS REMOVED FASTENERS ON FRAME IAW SRM 51-30-02. CORRODED SECTION OF FRAME FOUND TO BE OUTSIDE LIMITS IAW SRM 51-10-01 FIG 1 & CORRODED SECT ION OF FRAME REMOVED IAW SRM 51-10-06 REPAIRED FRAME IAW SRM 51-40-3