Service difficulty report · Bulkhead · Boeing 727116C

Difficulty date
June 29, 2002
Submitted
August 7, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Boeing 727116C
Aircraft time
51,282 hours
Engine
Pwa JT8D7B
Part
Bulkhead
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
Part time
51,926 hours, 35,025 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
E
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

(CAN) DURING A ROUNTINE STRUCTURAL 1500 HOUR INSPECTION THE FOLLOWING CRACKS WERE FOUND. B.S. 178 PRESSURE BULKHEAD WL 166.5 RBL 5.5.