Service difficulty report · Bulkhead · Boeing 727247

Difficulty date
March 12, 2001
Submitted
March 29, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N2819W
Make and model
Boeing 727247
Aircraft serial
21057
Aircraft time
76,901 hours, 51,816 cycles
Part
Bulkhead
Part number
6516312180
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

CRACKS WERE FOUND IN THE WEBS AND FAIL SAFE CHORDS OF THE FS294.5 BULKHEAD. CRACKS WERE EMANATING FROM FASTENER LOCATIONS AT WL 180 AND LBL 14. ONE WEB AND THE CHORDS WEREREPLACED AND ONE OF THE WEBS WAS SPLICED. THE DAMAGE WAS FOUND AT HMV.