Service difficulty report · Beam · Boeing 727232

Difficulty date
August 4, 2001
Submitted
August 16, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N526DA
Make and model
Boeing 727232
Aircraft serial
21586
Aircraft time
63,050 hours, 49,590 cycles
Part
Beam
Part number
6516350314
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

FUSELAGE BULKHEAD AT FS 1183, RBL 8, WL 182 VERTICAL BEAM CRACKED. A 1 INCH TYPICAL CRACK WAS FOUND ON THE RBL 8 VERTICAL BEAM OF THE FS 1183 BULKHEAD EXTENDING FROM THE LOWER END OF THE BEAM AT WL 182. THE CRACK IS TYPICAL OF THOSE DOCUMENTED PER BAC S/B 727-53-0175. THE CRACK WAS REPAIRED WITH A REPAIR ANGLE PER THE SB AND PER ER/A 381430-14.