Service difficulty report · Beam · Boeing 727247

Difficulty date
June 17, 2000
Submitted
June 21, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N283WA
Make and model
Boeing 727247
Aircraft serial
21485
Aircraft time
70,107 hours, 42,024 cycles
Part
Beam
Part number
65175833
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
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

THE FS 178 BULKHEAD WAS DAMAGED FROM GROUND CONTACT WITH THE WING-TIP OF ANOTHER AIRCRAFT. THE FWD CHORD OF THE LBL 5.7 BEAM WAS SEVERED NEAR WL 180 AND BEAM WEB TORN AT THE SAME LOCATION. THE CHORD WAS CUT TO REMOVE THE DAMAGE AND WEB WAS TRIMMED TO REMOVE THE TEAR. A NEW LOWER SECTION OF CHORD WAS SPLICED IN WITH TWO REPAIR ANGLES AND AN ALUMINUM DOUBLER INSTALLED TO REPAIR THE WEB PER ER/A 377530-14, REV B.