Service difficulty report · Bulkhead Web · Boeing 72730C

Difficulty date
May 23, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N702DH
Make and model
Boeing 72730C
Aircraft serial
19793
Part
Bulkhead Web
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 1183
Stage of operation
IN
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

AT D-CHECK, CRACK ON WEB AT ANGLE ATTACH POINT AFT OF FS 1183 BLKHEAD AND RBL 8 APPROX 24 ABOVE TAILSKID CUT OUT. REMOVED TAILSKID DOOR FOR ACCESS. STOP DRILLED END OF CRACKS, HFEC, NO CRACKS BEYOND STOP DRILL. TRIMMED OUT WEB AROUND CRACK PER S/B 53-175. INSTALLED WEB REPAIR PER BOEING S/B 53-175 AND BOEING DRAWING 65C 33041. WEB DOUBLERS 7.2 BY 31.4 AND T CHORD ANGLE 7.6. INSTALLED VERTICAL BEAM PREVENTATIVE MOD PER BOEING S/B 53-175. ANGLE 4.0 BY 8.7. N/R 3313 AND 3339.

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