Service difficulty report · Stiffener · Boeing 727290

Difficulty date
October 17, 2005
Submitted
October 17, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N294AS
Make and model
Boeing 727290
Aircraft serial
22146
Aircraft time
60,902 hours, 36,523 cycles
Part
Stiffener
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 870
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

RIGHT MLG WHEEL WELL 870 BULKHEAD VERTICAL STIFFENER CRACKED AT KEELBEAM APU CUTOUT. REMOVED AND REPLACED VERTICAL STIFFENER BS 870 RIGHT WHEEL WELL P/N 65-18636-378 IAW 727 SRM 51-30-2. PERFORMED AT KEELBEAM AREA PNEUMATIC LEAK CHECK, NO LEAKS NOTED IAW B727 MM 36-00.