SDR USAA951401

Service difficulty report · Frame · Boeing 7372B7

Difficulty date: December 22, 1995
Submitted: March 26, 2000
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N270AU
Make and model: Boeing 7372B7
Aircraft serial: 22882
System (JASC): 5311 · Fuselage Main, Frame
Part: Frame
Condition: Cracked
Location: Bs 460
Part time: 35,896 hours
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

INT - DURING 'Q-2' CHECK VISUAL INSPECTION, FOUND SEVERAL CRACKS IN HOLES BETWEEN S20L AND S21L, ONE, .50 INCH CRACK AT ATTACH HOLE FOR TRANSITION ANGLE FRAME, BS 460, LEFT SIDE. CUT OUT CRACK AT TRANSITION AREA OF FRAME AND BETWEEN S20L AND S21L. MANUFACTURED, HEAT TREATED, AND INSTALLED REPAIR AND FILLER. REPAIRED PER SRM 20-30-06, SRM 53-10-4. (X)

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