Service difficulty report · Frame · Boeing 727223

Difficulty date
March 1, 2021
Submitted
March 4, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N727US
Make and model
Boeing 727223
Aircraft serial
22470
Aircraft time
69,970 hours, 37,616 cycles
Part
Frame
Condition
Damaged
Location
Zone 200
Part time
69,970 hours, 37,616 cycles
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.

What was found

DISCREPANCY WHILE AT C-CHECK AT COMMERCIAL JET IN KDHN THE FOLLOWING DAMAGE WAS FOUND AT STATION 783 WL 213RBL AND LBL63 HAVE PILOT HOLES WITH NO PITCH FROM EXISTING HOLES, CHAFE DAMAGE AND A DRILL STRIKE ON THE INBOARD FREE FLANGE OF THE FRAME. CORRECTIVE ACTION: COMMERCIAL JET IN KDHN FABRICATED 4 EACH FREEZE PLUGS FROM 7075-T651, A CIRCULAR FILLER FROM 7075-T6 .090, STRAP FROM 7075-T6 .071 AND A REPAIR DOUBLER FROM 7075-T6 .071 IAW AEI EO# EO12870, TREATED AND PRIMED PARTS AND INSTALLED PARTS IAW AEI EO NO EO12870. WORK APPROVED BY AEI 8110-3 DATED 2/15/2021 BY ROLF D. HAMERQUIST DERT-636371-NM