Service difficulty report · Beam · Boeing 727247

Difficulty date
October 26, 2001
Submitted
November 29, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N830WA
Make and model
Boeing 727247
Aircraft serial
21482
Aircraft time
73,589 hours, 44,495 cycles
Part
Beam
Part number
6516350314
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

BULKHEAD FS 1183 VERTICAL BEAM RBL 8 WL 182 CRACKED. THE RBL 8 VERTICAL BEAM ON THE FS 1183 BULKHEAD WAS FOUND WITH A 1 INCH CRACK AT THE LOWER END AT WL 182. THE CRACK IS TYPICAL OF BAC SB 727-53-0175. THE CRACK WAS REPAIRED PER THE SB AND PER ER/A 382022-14.