Service difficulty report · Bulkhead · Boeing 727247

Difficulty date
August 22, 2000
Submitted
August 25, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N297WA
Make and model
Boeing 727247
Aircraft serial
22534
Aircraft time
58,035 hours, 39,672 cycles
Part
Bulkhead
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

THE FS 1183 BULKHEAD WEB WAS FOUND WITH A 1 INCH CRACK AT RBL 25 AND WL 169. THE CRACK IS TYPICAL OF BAC S/B 727-53-0215. THE CRACK WAS CUT OUT OF THE WEB AND REPAIRED WITH AN ALUMINUM DOUBLER PER THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE S/B AND ER/A 378285-14.