SDR FDEA201112015112

Service difficulty report · Vertical Beam · Boeing 727247

Difficulty date: December 1, 2011
Submitted: December 19, 2011
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N235FE
Make and model: Boeing 727247
Aircraft serial: 21329
Aircraft time: 74,865 hours, 47,295 cycles
System (JASC): 5312 · Fuselage Main, Bulkhead
Part: Vertical Beam
Part number: 6516350299
Condition: Corroded
Location: Bs 1183
Stage of operation: IN
How discovered: 9
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

AFT PIT, STA 1183 BULKHEAD LBL 26.8 VERTICAL BEAM CHORD HAS CORROSION. REMOVED CORROSION FROM VERTICAL BEAM IAW SRM 51-10-6 & EA 7-5310-143956, ORIGINAL THICKNESS .200 MATERIAL REMAINING .174, FOUND MATERIAL LOSS OF .026 TO BE WITHIN LIMIT IAW EA 7-5310-143956, SECTION 6, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA IAW SRM 51-10-2.