Service difficulty report · Beam · Boeing 727224

Difficulty date
May 12, 2003
Submitted
May 30, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N747DH
Make and model
Boeing 727224
Aircraft serial
22253
Aircraft time
54,720 hours, 29,893 cycles
Part
Beam
Condition
Cracked
Location
Press Bulkhead
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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

DURING C-CHECK, AFT PRESS BULKHEAD BS 1183 LBL 36.4 VERTICAL BEAM CRACK INDICATION WL 149 APPROX IS ABOUT 1 INCH LONG NDT, CONFIRMED. STOP DRILLED CRACK IAW B-727 SRM 51-10-1. AREA HFEC INSPECTED AND VERIFIED CRACKS END IN STOP DRILL HOLES. INSTALLED S/B REPAIR PARTS IAW S/B 727-53-0192 REV 1 FIG 2. P/N 65C34488-2 PO 312649, 65C34488-3 PO 312660.