Service difficulty report · Keelbeam · Boeing 727225

Difficulty date
November 26, 2008
Submitted
February 20, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N743DH
Make and model
Boeing 727225
Aircraft serial
22438
Aircraft time
41,025 hours, 27,594 cycles
Part
Keelbeam
Condition
Cracked
Location
Zone 100
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

LOWER FUSELAGE BS 740 LBL 8 WL 147 KEEL BEAM AREA CHORD ANGLE WITH CRACK. REPLACED CHORD ANGLE AT BS 740 BETWEEN LBL 8 AND LBL 18.5 WL 147 IAW B727 SRM 51-10-1 PARA 7A.