Service difficulty report · Beam · Boeing 727232

Difficulty date
November 20, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N416DA
Make and model
Boeing 727232
Aircraft serial
21258
Part
Beam
Part number
6516350380
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

THE RBL 17.8 VERTICAL DOOR BEAM ON THE FS 1183 BULKHEAD WAS FOUND WITH A SMALL CRACK IN A FASTENER HOLE COMMON TO AN EXISTING REPAIR. THE CRACK WAS REMOVED BY OVERSIZING THE .0625 INCH FASTENER HOLE TO .296 DIA WITH AN ADDITIONAL .0625 OVERSIZE. THE CRACK WAS FOUND WITH A BOLT HOLE EDDY CURRENT INSPECTION AND IS OUTSIDE THE CRACK AREA OF AD 99-18-05. THE HOLE WAS BUSHED AND REPAIR RE-INSTALLED PER ER/A 368793-14.