Service difficulty report · Bulkhead · Boeing 727232

Difficulty date
May 2, 2000
Submitted
May 7, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N524DA
Make and model
Boeing 727232
Aircraft serial
21584
Aircraft time
60,369 hours, 47,010 cycles
Part
Bulkhead
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 1183 BULKHEAD WAS FOUND WITH A 1.5 INCH LONG TYPICAL CRACK IN THE WEB JUST BELOW THE LBL & RBL 8 STIFFENERS AT WL 182. THE CRACKS ARE TYPICAL OF BAC S/B 727-53-0175. THE CRACKS WERE CUT OUT OF THE WEB AND REPAIRED WITH TITANIUM DOUBLERS PER ER/A 377201-14.