- Difficulty date
- October 4, 2004
- Submitted
- October 27, 2004
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N954UP
- Make and model
- Boeing 727185C
- Aircraft serial
- 19827
- Aircraft time
- 62,074 hours, 53,369 cycles
- Part
- Bulkhead
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Fuselage
- 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
INSPECTION TYPE:C, BS 178 BULKHEAD: EVIDENCE OF CRACK ON FWD FACE AT RBL 10 WL 235.1 EMANATING FROM FASTENER HOLE. HFEC CARRIED OUT IAW NDTM 51-00-00 FIG 4. CRACK CONFIRMED AND ENDS MARKED. CUT OUT DAMAGED AREA IAW SRM 53-10-9. HFEC CARRIED OUT, NO DEFECTS FOUND. REPAIR DOUBLER INSTALLED IAW SRM 53-10-9.