- Difficulty date
- August 13, 2002
- Submitted
- August 28, 2002
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Make and model
- Boeing 72731C
- Aircraft serial
- 19233
- Aircraft time
- 51,472 hours, 38,218 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 SUSPECT CRACK ON AFT PRESSURE BULKHEAD VERTICAL BEAM LT AT W/L 264 APPROX LBL 26.83. HFEC INSPECTION CONFIRMED CRACK. CRACK STOP DRILLED IAW EO B727-5311-0631 STEP 3. HEFC INSPECTION CONFIRMED CRACK CONTAINED. AREA REPAIRED IAW B727-5311-0631.