Service difficulty report · Beam · Boeing 727232

Difficulty date
December 1, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N404DA
Make and model
Boeing 727232
Aircraft serial
21148
Part
Beam
Part number
650216340
Condition
Cracked
Location
E/E Compt Door
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 A 2 INCH CRACK IN THE E/E COMPARTMENT DOOR AFT TRANSVERSE BEAM AFT LOWER ATTACH ANGLE. THE CRACK IS LOCATED IN THE RADIUS OF THE L-ANGLE AND RUNS BETWEEN 2 EXISTING ADJACENT FASTENERS. AN EXISTING REPAIR IS INSTALLED ON THE FWD FACE OF THE VERTICAL WEB AND EXTENDS 3 FASTENER ROWS UP FROM THE ANGLE RADIUS. IN ACCORDANCE WITH B727 SRM 51-40-03, A TIME LIMITED REPAIR OF STOP DRILLING THE REPAIR AND ADDING A REPAIR ANGLE WAS INSTALLED. THE PERMANENT REPAIR WILL BE ACCOMPLISHED PER B727 SRM 52-40-2 FIG 3.