Service difficulty report · Angle · Boeing 727223

Difficulty date
March 9, 2020
Submitted
March 9, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N727US
Make and model
Boeing 727223
Aircraft serial
22470
Aircraft time
69,548 hours, 37,405 cycles
Part
Angle
Part number
BAC14902763
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
Part time
69,548 hours, 37,405 cycles
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

DISCREPANCY: DURING MAINTENANCE INSPECTION PER AEI SUPPLEMENT SID# 50-601 REV F, TASK AEI-FC-5-3, A CRACK WAS FOUND ON FAILSAFE ANGLE OF THE FRAME LOCATED AT STA. 480. THE CRACK STARTED ON THE FASTENER THAT ATTACH THE ANGLE TO FRAME S-17L. CORRECTIVE ACTION: USA JET MTX. AT KYIP PERFORM A HFEC INSPECTION ON ALL OPEN HOLES COMMON TO THE REPAIR PER BOEING NDT MANUAL, TRIMMED OUT EXISTING ANGLE PER AEI EO10363, FABRICATED A-2 REPAIR ANGLE FROM 0.125” 7075-0 ALUMINUM AND A -1 FILLER FROM 0.100” 7075-T6 ALUMINUM. INSTALLED -1 FILLER AND -2 REPAIR ANGLE AT BS 480 WET WITH BMS5-95 SEALANT USING HL62PB6-X HI-LOKS AND HL79-6 COLLARS ON EXITING HOLES AND HL18PB6-X HI-LOKS WITH HL70-6 COLLARS ON NEW HOLES PER SRM 51-30-2 AND AEI EO10363, APPROVED BY 8110-3 DATED MARCH 09, 2020.