Service difficulty report · Blkhd Stiffener · Boeing 727247

Difficulty date
September 10, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N831WA
Make and model
Boeing 727247
Aircraft serial
21483
Part
Blkhd Stiffener
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

AN EXISTING REPAIR WAS FOUND ON THE FS 1183 BULKHEAD VERTICAL STIFFENER AT RBL 8. THIS REPAIR WAS REMOVED AND A 2.5 CRACK WAS DISCOVERED IN THE IB FLANGE-TO-WEB RADIUS. S/B 727-53-0175 WHICH IS REQUIRED BY AD 90-06-09, CONTAINS INSPECTION, MODIFICATION, AND REPAIR INSTRUCTIONS FOR THIS AREA. THE REMAINDER OF THE MODIFICATION WILL BE ACCOMPLISHED PER E.O. 4-59275-3 AT A LATER OVERHAUL MTC VISIT.