SDR GAIA9863

Service difficulty report · Bulkhead Web · Boeing 727223

Difficulty date
June 23, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N6810
Make and model
Boeing 727223
Aircraft serial
19485
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

DURING ROUTINE C-CHECK, A CRACK WAS FOUND ALONG THE AFT PRESSURE BULKHEAD WEB APPROXIMATELY 1.2 INCHES LONG JUST ABOVE WL 263 AND LBL 26.83, BS 1183. THE CRACK WAS STOP DRILLED USING A 0.187 INCH HOLE. THE CRACK WAS THEN NDT TO ENSURE CRACK LIMITATION. REPAIR DOUBLER INSTALLED USING FLIGHT VEHICLES, INC., DRAWING 53-98301-1 REV NEW DATED 6-9-98 BY AAR IN OKLAHOMA CITY. (X)