Service difficulty report · Bulkhead Beam · Boeing 727232

Difficulty date
October 27, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N518DA
Make and model
Boeing 727232
Aircraft serial
21469
Part
Bulkhead Beam
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 LBL 36.83 ON THE FWD SIDE OF THE BS 1183 BULKHEAD. THE CRACK IS APPROX 1 LONG AND IS LOCATED AT APPROX WL237 IN THE INBD RADIUS OF THE AFT CHORD. REPAIRED PER ERA 330932-14.