SDR CALA9600750

Service difficulty report · Flange · Boeing 727232

Difficulty date: April 18, 1996
Submitted: March 26, 2000
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N16784
Make and model: Boeing 727232
Aircraft serial: 20639
System (JASC): 5320 · Fuselage Miscellaneous Structure
Part: Flange
Condition: Cracked
Location: Bs 1010
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

INSPECTION FOUND AFT CARGO CIRCUMFERENTIAL TOP FLANGE, BETWEEN STRINGER 27R AND 28R, STA 1010, MOUNT HOLE FOR SIDEWALL TRANSITION PANEL BROKEN OUT AND WITH A SMALL CRACK. THE CRACKED AREA WAS REMOVED. A CHANNEL WAS FABRICATED AND INSTALLED IAW SRM 53-10-4, 51-10-3, 51-10-2, AND MM 51-20-0.