Service difficulty report · Blkhd Stiffener · Boeing 727247

Difficulty date
December 14, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N2817W
Make and model
Boeing 727247
Aircraft serial
20873
Part
Blkhd Stiffener
Part number
6516350
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

A CRACK WAS FOUND IN THE VERTICAL STIFFENER AT LBL 36.83 ON THE FWD SIDE OF THE BS 1183 BULKHEAD. THE CRACK WAS APPROX 1.75 LONG AT WL 237. THE STIFFENER WAS REPAIRED PER BOEING S/B 727-53-0192.