What was found
TUL - VERTICAL BEAM CRACKED AT LOWER END STA 1183 RBL 8. STOP DRILLED CRACK AND INSTALLED DOUBLER REPAIR IAW SB 727-53-0175. (X)
- Difficulty date
- September 18, 2000
- Submitted
- November 16, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N870AA
- Make and model
- Boeing 727223
- Aircraft serial
- 21382
- System (JASC)
- 5320 · Fuselage Miscellaneous Structure
- Part
- Beam
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Aft Cargo Bay
- Part time
- 63,165 hours, 37,992 cycles
- 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.