Service difficulty report · Keel Beam · Boeing 727227

Difficulty date
August 26, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N489FE
Make and model
Boeing 727227
Aircraft serial
21492
Part
Keel Beam
Part number
65C80006206
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 950
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

CORROSION ON O/B FLANGE OF STR 29R BS 950E KEEL BEAM. DURING CORROSION REMOVAL DISCOVERED A CRACK RUNNING CLEAR THROUGH KEEL BEAM LOWER FLANGE FROM RADIUS TO RADIUS, AT BS 950E PLUS 3.5 STR 29R CRACK WAS 1.5 LONG. CUT OUT SKIN FOR ACCESS AND REMOVED KEEL BEAM FROM BS 950 TO 980. REPLACED KEEL BEAM AND REPAIRED SKIN CUT OUT PER SRM 53-30-3 FIG 3 AND FEDEX EA 7-5310-25557.