Service difficulty report · Bulkhead · Boeing 727227

Difficulty date
February 27, 2009
Submitted
February 27, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N482FE
Make and model
Boeing 727227
Aircraft serial
21464
Aircraft time
44,325 hours, 28,334 cycles
Part
Bulkhead
Part number
6518415
Condition
Cracked
Location
Zone 100
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
E
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

NOSE LANDING BULKHEAD STA NR 351.2 HAS 3 CRACKS MIGRATING FROM 1 FASTENER HOLE ATTACHING THE NOSE GEAR LOCK ACTUATOR FITTING TO BULKHEAD. TRIMMED CRACKS, INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER FABRICATED FROM 7075 T6 0.100.BATCH NR 1338161.