Service difficulty report · Beam · Boeing 727232

Difficulty date
June 26, 2000
Submitted
July 7, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N538DA
Make and model
Boeing 727232
Aircraft serial
22076
Aircraft time
57,895 hours, 42,988 cycles
Part
Beam
Condition
Damaged
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

WHILE ACCOMPLISHING MANDATED INSPECTIONS OF THE FS 1183, BULKHEAD VERTICAL BEAM AT LBL 17.8 PER AD 99-18-05, A HOLE COMMON TO THE BEAM AND THE WL 273.25 INTERCOSTAL WAS FOUND ELONGATED. THE HOLE WAS REAMED TO A ROUND CONDITION AND AN OVERSIZE FASTENER INSTALLED PER ER/A 377670-14AD.