Service difficulty report · Web · Boeing 727232

Difficulty date
March 16, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N468DA
Make and model
Boeing 727232
Aircraft serial
20745
Part
Web
Part number
651841483
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fs 294.5/285.5
Stage of operation
IN
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

DURING INSPECTION, FOUND THE LT SIDEWALL WEB OF THE NOSE WHEEL WELL CRACKED BETWEEN STA 294.5 AND 285.5 APPROXIMATELY AT WL 170. THE CRACK IS APPROXIMATELY 1.75 INCH IN LENGTH. IN ACCORDANCE WITH S/B 727-53-145, THE WEB WAS TRIMMED OUT AND A REPAIR DOUBLER AND TWO STRAPS WERE INSTALLED.