Service difficulty report · Vertical Beam · Boeing 727225

Difficulty date
August 15, 2005
Submitted
October 7, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N748DH
Make and model
Boeing 727225
Aircraft serial
22440
Aircraft time
45,125 hours, 26,811 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D15
Part
Vertical Beam
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 1183
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

VERTICAL BEAM AT BS1183 RBL 36.WL 240, APPROX, SHOWS CRACK AT CHORD ANGLE. STOP DRILLED CRACK IAW SRM 51-10-1,LOCATED,DRILLED AND INSTALLED REPAIR KIT P/N 65C34406-15,PO NR 531481 IAW S/B 727-53-0192 REV 1,MAY 30,1991.