Service difficulty report · Blkhd Web · Boeing 727247

Difficulty date
April 15, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N2811W
Make and model
Boeing 727247
Aircraft serial
20649
Part
Blkhd Web
Part number
6516350344
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 STA 1183 BULKHEAD WEB WAS FOUND CRACKED IN TWO LOCATIONS. THE DAMAGE WAS TRIMMED OUT WITH DIMENSIONS OF 2.6250 INCH AT LBL 8, WL 190 AND 8 INCH BY 3.1250 INCH AT LBL 14, WL 173. THE BULKHEAD WEB IS MANUFACTURED FROM 0.050 INCH CLAD 2024-T3. THIS ER/A AUTHORIZES INSTALLATION OF A REPAIR DOUBLER. TPA MTC DISCOVERED AN ADDITIONAL CRACK JUST OUTBOARD OF THE BL ZERO STIFFENER AT APPROXIMATELY WL 170. AS A RESULT, A SINGLE TRIANGULAR CUT-OUT WAS MADE TO INCORPORATE THE ORIGINAL CRACK AT LBL 14 AND THE NEW CRACK DISCOVERED OUTBOARD OF BL ZERO. THE NEW CUT-OUT RUNS FROM APPROXIMATELY LBL 15 TO LBL 4. REPAIRS ERA 303452-14.