Service difficulty report · Torque Box · Boeing 727223

Difficulty date
December 20, 2000
Submitted
February 7, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N875AA
Make and model
Boeing 727223
Aircraft serial
21387
Part
Torque Box
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fusleage
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

TUL - FOUND LEFT LOWER TORQUE BOX VERTICAL WEB CRACKED AT LIGHTENING HOLE STATION 1283. ROUTED OUT CRACK AND INSTALLED DOUBLER PER SRM 51-40-2. (M)