Service difficulty report · Bulkhead · Boeing 727232

Difficulty date
March 5, 2003
Submitted
April 2, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N523DA
Make and model
Boeing 727232
Aircraft serial
21583
Aircraft time
68,389 hours, 52,675 cycles
Part
Bulkhead
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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

INSPECTION OF THE FS 1183 BULKHEAD AFT ENTRY DOOR FRAME AT RBL 17.8 PER AD 99-18-05 REVEALED A CRACKED FASTENER HOLE AT WL 273. THE CRACKED HOLE WAS OVERSIZED TO REMOVE ALL CRACK INDICATIONS AND AN ADDITIONAL OVERSIZING INSURANCE CUT WAS MADE. AN OVERSIZE FASTENER WAS INSTALLED TO FILL THE LARGER HOLE. THE WORK WAS ACCOMPLISHED PER ER/A 384658-14AD.