Service difficulty report · Beam · Boeing 727225A

Difficulty date
July 27, 2000
Submitted
August 1, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N8882Z
Make and model
Boeing 727225A
Aircraft serial
21579
Aircraft time
53,499 hours, 35,509 cycles
Part
Beam
Condition
Tool Damage
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 INSPECTIONS OF THE LBL 17.8 VERTICAL BEAM ON THE FS 1183 BULKHEAD PER BAC S/B 727-53-0210 AND AD 99-18-05, AN ELONGATED HOLE WAS FOUND COMMON TO THE WL 273 DOOR STOP INTERCOSTAL. THE HOLE WAS REAMED TO A CLEAN AND ROUND CONDITION, HFEC INSPECTED, AND AN OVERSIZE FASTENER INSTALLED PER ER/A 377987-14AD.