Service difficulty report · Beam · Boeing 727247

Difficulty date
June 2, 2000
Submitted
June 7, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N2819W
Make and model
Boeing 727247
Aircraft serial
21057
Aircraft time
75,050 hours, 50,568 cycles
Part
Beam
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

HFEC INSPECTION OF A FASTENER HOLE IN THE RBL 17.3 VERTICAL BEAM ON THE FS 1183 BULKHEAD AT WL 283 REVEALED A CRACK INDICATION. THE HOLE WAS OVERSIZED TO REMOVE THE CRACK WITH AN ADDITIONAL INSURANCE CUT. THE HOLE WAS BUSHED AND THE NOMINAL FASTENER INSTALLED. THE REPAIR WAS ACCOMPLISHED PER ER/A 377428-14AD.