Service difficulty report · Bulkhead Web · Boeing 727247

Difficulty date
October 28, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N297WA
Make and model
Boeing 727247
Aircraft serial
22534
Part
Bulkhead Web
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 FS 1183 BULKHEAD WEB WAS FOUND WITH A 1 INCH TYPICAL CRACK AT WL 178 AND LBL 8. THE CRACK IS TYPICAL OF BAC S/B 727-53-0175. THE CRACK WAS CUT OUT OF THE WEB AND REPAIRED WITH AN ALUMINUM DOUBLER PER THE S/B AND ER/A 368608-14AD. THE WEB WILL BE MODIFIED PER S/B REQUIREMENTS PRIOR TO 60K CYCLES.