Service difficulty report · Bulkhead · Boeing 727232

Difficulty date
April 23, 2008
Submitted
April 23, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N498FE
Make and model
Boeing 727232
Aircraft serial
20867
Aircraft time
56,536 hours, 46,536 cycles
Part
Bulkhead
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

BS 178 BULKHEAD EXT SURFACE WL 187 - 193 LBL 19" TO 24" HAS CORROSION PITS. CHEMICALLY REMOVED CORROSION FROM BS 178 BULKHEAD EXT SURFACE WL 185-193 LBL 19" TO 24". THICKNESS OF MATERIAL IS .055, MATERIAL REMAINING IS .053 A LOSS OF .022 FOUND TO BE WITH-IN LIMITS. TREATED AND PRIMED AREA REF SRM 53-30-1 FIG 1, SRM 53-10-2 PG 7. THIS REPAIR IS CLASSIFIED AS A MINOR REPAIR. LEVEL 1 CORROSION.