Service difficulty report · Stiffener · Boeing 727180C

Difficulty date
October 14, 2000
Submitted
October 27, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N921UP
Make and model
Boeing 727180C
Aircraft serial
19874
Aircraft time
46,781 hours, 34,052 cycles
Part
Stiffener
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

INSPECTION TYPE:C, KEEL BEAM AREA (INTERNAL) HORIZ STIFFENER AT BS 900 APPROX IS CRACK ED AT SITE OF PREVIOUS REPAIR RT KEEL BEAM WALL. REPAIR CARRIED OUT IAW DRG NR 65-28900 AND SMRO EO 2000-38-006 UPS ENGINEERING FILE NR 727-53-2293.