Service difficulty report · Blkhd Stiffener · Boeing 72727C

Difficulty date
November 9, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N939UP
Make and model
Boeing 72727C
Aircraft serial
19532
Part
Blkhd Stiffener
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

INSPECTION TYPE:C AFT CARGO COMPARTMENT, BS1183 BULKHEAD, VERTICAL STIFFENER, RBL 8 HAS CRACK INDICATION, TOP OF STRINGER, OUTBOARD SIDE OF STIFFENER. HFEC INSPECTED AND VERIFIED CRACK INDICATION AT TOP OF STIFFENER RBL 8, BS 1183, LENGTH 1.25 INCH IAW NDT MANUAL PART 6, 51-00-00, FIG 4. REMOVED AND REPLACED VERTICAL STIFFENER RBL 8 AT AFT CARGO COMT BULKHEAD IAW BOEING TELEX UPS-MIA-99-0000214 AVITAS ENGINEERING RO 99AVHM.077RO-1 AND UPS E.O.727-53-2201.

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