Service difficulty report · Blkhd Stiffener · Boeing 727232

Difficulty date
July 10, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N468DA
Make and model
Boeing 727232
Aircraft serial
20745
Part
Blkhd Stiffener
Part number
6516350
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 IN THE VERTICAL STIFFENER AT RBL 36.83 ON THE FORWARD SIDE OF THE BS 1183 BULKHEAD. THE CRACK IS APPROX .5 INCH LONG AND IS LOCATED AT APPROX WL 249 IN THE INB'D RADIUS OF THE AFT CHORD. THIS AREA IS ADDRESSED IN EO 4-59821-3, WHICH INCORPORATES S/B 727-53-0192. AT THIS TIME, THE BEAM WILL BE REPAIRED PER THE RELEVANT OPERATIONS OF EO 4-59821-3 WITHOUT ACCOMPLISHING THE MODIFICATION OF THE STIFFENER AT THIS TIME.