Service difficulty report · Pressure Panel · Boeing 72762C

Difficulty date
September 2, 2002
Submitted
September 25, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N913UP
Make and model
Boeing 72762C
Aircraft serial
19245
Part
Pressure Panel
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:SEG4 RIGHT WHEEL WELL FWD BULKHEAD, JUST BELOW APU LOAD CONTROL VLV, HAS A 3.5 INCH CRACK TO 4 INCH CRACK CRACKED THROUGH. STOP DRILLED CRACK AS PER B72 7 SRM 51-10-01, ACCOMPLISHED HFEC 51-000-00 FIG 4 NDT INSP CRACK CONTAINMENT CONFIRMED. INSTALLED DOUBLERS AND FILLERS AS PER B727 SRM 53-10-9 FIG 5. REPLACED KEEL BEAM SUPPORT ANGLE AT BS 870 AS PER BOEING DRAWING NR 66-12638.

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