Service difficulty report · Beam · Boeing 727232

Difficulty date
June 15, 2000
Submitted
June 21, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N532DA
Make and model
Boeing 727232
Aircraft serial
22045
Aircraft time
59,199 hours, 44,262 cycles
Part
Beam
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

HFEC BOLT HOLE INSPECTION OF TWO FASTENERS COMMON TO AN INTERCOSTAL AND THE FWD CAP OF THE FS 1183 BULKHEAD VERTICAL BEAM AT RBL 17.8 AND WL 273.25 REVEALED CRACK INDICATIONS. THE HOLES WERE OVERSIZED TO REMOVE THE CRACK INDICATIONS WITH AN ADDITIONAL INSURANCE CUT. OVERSIZE FASTENER WERE INSTALLED IN THE HOLES. THE REPAIR WAS ACCOMPLISHED PER ER/A 377542-14AD.