Service difficulty report · Bulkhead · Boeing 727225

Difficulty date
January 26, 2007
Submitted
January 29, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N743DH
Make and model
Boeing 727225
Aircraft serial
22438
Aircraft time
39,980 hours, 26,746 cycles
Part
Bulkhead
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

AFT CABIN, BS 1183 BULKHEAD SHOWS CRACK AT VERTICAL FLANGE APPROX BETWEEN RBL 36.8 AND WL 230. COMPLIED WITH REPAIR PROCEDURES PER B727 SB 727-53-0192, TO INCLUDE: TERMINATION OF CRACK END BY STOP DRILLING (.250" HOLE), AND INSTALLATION OF REPAIR PARTS FROM SB REPAIR KIT P/N 65C34406-14. BARE AREA'S TREATED AND PRIMED AS REQ PER B727 SRM 51-10-2. AREA RETURNED TO NORMAL.