SDR 97ZZZX3349

Service difficulty report · Bulkhead · Boeing 727251

Difficulty date
July 3, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Filed by
EE4Y151M
Cooperativa Autogestionaria de Servicios Aeroindus
Aircraft
N259US
Make and model
Boeing 727251
Aircraft serial
19978
Part
Bulkhead
Condition
Beam Cracked
Location
Bs 1183 Rbl 37
Part time
64,341 hours
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

THE CRACK WAS FOUND IN THE AFT BULKHEAD VERTICAL BEAM LBL 36.83 (LT/RT). THE SUSPECT CAUSE WAS THE RESULT OF FATIGUE THAT WAS CAUSED BY PRESSURIZED FLIGHTS. SUBMITTER RECOMMENDATION: THERE SHOULD BE A LIMITED TIME TO INSTALL THE PREVENTIVE MODIFICATION PER SB B727-53-0192.