Service difficulty report · Beam · Boeing 727225

Difficulty date
August 29, 2007
Submitted
August 31, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N469FE
Make and model
Boeing 727225
Aircraft serial
21581
Aircraft time
43,202 hours, 29,797 cycles
Part
Beam
Part number
65198615
Condition
Corroded
Location
Zone 100
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

HORIZONTAL WALKWAY BEAM L/SIDE HAS EVIDENCE OF CORROSION AT APPROX STA 320. REMOVED CORROSION ON TOP OF LT WALKWAY BEAM FROM STA 320 TO STATION 330 AND ACCOMPLISHED ULTRASOUND THICKNESS TEST (ACCEPTABLE) IAW 727 200 SRM 53-10-4 FIG 7. MECHANICS WROTE ITEM AS BEING A WALKWAY BEAM AND STRUCTURES MECHANICS SIGNED THE REPAIR OFF AS A WALKWAY BEAM. THE BOEING SRM REFERS TO THE ITEM AS A WALKWAY BEAM CORD AND THE BOEING DRAWING 65-18415 PL REFERS TO IT AS A CORD.