Service difficulty report · Stiffener · Boeing 727224

Difficulty date
July 12, 2005
Submitted
August 9, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N746DH
Make and model
Boeing 727224
Aircraft serial
22252
Aircraft time
57,204 hours, 31,619 cycles
Part
Stiffener
Condition
Cracked
Location
Cargo Bay
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

C-CHECK LOWER CARGO COMPT BS 1183 VERTICAL STIFFENER RBL 7.6 SHOWS CRACK FROM LOWER END IS ABOUT 3 INCHES LONG (NDT VERIFIED). REMOVED FASTENERS FOR ACCESS IAW S/B 727-53-0175. STOP DRILLED CRACK IAW B727 SRM 51-10-1. HFEC VERIFIED STOP DRILL IAW B727 NDT MANUAL PT6 51-00-00 FIG 23. LOCATED & DRILLED PARTS P/N 65C29080 -3 PO 522887 (ANGLE) P/N 65C29080-5 PO 522887 (ANGLE) P/N 65C29080-8 PO 5228138 (RADUIS FILLER) P/N 65C29080-7 PO 5228102 (RADUIS FILLER) IAW SB 727-53-0175. TREATED AND PRIMED PARTS & WORK AREA IAW B727 SRM 51-10-2. INSTALLED PARTS IAW SB 727-53-0175 REV 3 FIG 3.