Service difficulty report · Blkhd Web · Boeing 727232

Difficulty date
June 13, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N474DA
Make and model
Boeing 727232
Aircraft serial
20751
Part
Blkhd Web
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fs 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

SEVERAL CRACKS WERE FOUND IN FS 1183 BULKHEAD WEB AND STIFFENERS AFTER AIRCRAFT FAILED TO PRESSURIZE IN BOS. A 4 INCH LONG L-SHAPED CRACK WAS FOUND IN FS 1183 BLKHD WEB AT LBL 46.9 AND WL 213.67. THE LBL 46.93 VERTICAL STIFFENER HAD MULTIPLE CRACKS WITH MAXIMUM LENGTH OF 8 INCHES BETWEEN WL 205 AND WL 215. THE WL 209 HORIZONTAL STIFFENER WAS FOUND CRACKED AT LBL 46 AND LBL 27, MAXIMUM CRACK LENGTH WAS 3.5 INCHES. THE BLKHD WEB AT LBL 27 AND WL 209 WAS ALSO FOUND WITH A 6 INCH CRACK. REPAIRS WERE ACCOMPLISHED PER DER APPROVED DATA, DL ERA 301908-14.