Service difficulty report · Blkhd Stiffener · Boeing 727232

Difficulty date
April 8, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N498DA
Make and model
Boeing 727232
Aircraft serial
21142
Part
Blkhd Stiffener
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 1183
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

A CRACK WAS FOUND EMANATING FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE LT FLANGE ON THE VERTICAL STIFFENER FS 1183 AT RBL 8. THE CRACK WAS APPROXIMATELY 0.25 INCH IN LENGTH. S/B 727-53-0175, REV 2, WHICH IS REQUIRED BY A.D. 90-06-09, CONTAINS INSPECTION, MODIFICATION, AND REPAIR INSTRUCTIONS FOR THIS AREA. THE REMAINDER OF THE MOD WILL BE ACCOMPLISHED PER E.O. 4-59275-3AD AT THE NEXT OVERHAUL.