Service difficulty report · Keelbeam · Boeing 727225

Difficulty date
January 8, 2005
Submitted
February 4, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N743DH
Make and model
Boeing 727225
Aircraft serial
22438
Part
Keelbeam
Part number
65564418
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
Part time
38,340 hours, 25,675 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.

What was found

AFT CARGO COMP STA 950F,S29R KEEL BEAM LWR CHORD CRACKED IN VERT LEG LWR RADIUS APPROX 4 INCHES. JACKED AND SHORED A/C REMOVED FLOOR SUPPORT, STR CLIPS, GUSSET, WING TO BODY FAIRINGS, STR 30 STA 950-950A, STR 29R STA 950-1009 AND INTERCOSTAL. CUT HOLE IN SKIN 950A-950B MAT ID STR 30 BAC1498-146 PO NR 90506949 ,HAT SECTION BAC 1498-131, KEEL BEAM CHORD 65-56441-8, FILLER .180 2024T3 PO 9304989,-3 REPAIR DOUBLER .100 2024T3 PO 00442440,-5 REPAIR DOUBLER .080 2024T3 PO 00331565. FAB`D, LOCATED, DRILLED, AND TRIMMED PARTS. ALODINED, PRIMED AND INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS IAW EA PD 27-53-121,PD 27-53-122,B727 SRM 51-10-2,51-30-2,51-50-1,M/M 27-51-22. REMOVED JACKING AND SHORING.