Service difficulty report · Forging · Boeing 72725C

Difficulty date
February 23, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N118FE
Make and model
Boeing 72725C
Aircraft serial
1930
Part
Forging
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 870
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

HFEC IND A CRACK IN LT STA 870 FORGING AT INTEGRAL RIB, BELOW CABIN FLOOR WL 190 ON TOP SIDE AT LOWER AFT FASTENER CRACK. ALSO, RUNNING UNDER RIB EXTENDING AFT. REMOVED INTEGRAL RIB FLUSH WITH WEB, PER ESO 11782. HFEC CONFIRMED NO CRACKS AFTER DAMAGE REMOVAL. FABRICATED BATH TUBE FITTING PER ESO 11782 DATED 2-15-96 AND BOEING S/B 53-0116 DATED 10-31-91. INSTALLED REPAIR FITTING AND EXTERNAL STRAP PER ESO 11782 AND FEDEX EA 7-5310-27474A.

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