What was found
DURING THE ACCOMPLISHMENT OF A ROUTINE VISUAL AND EDDY CURRENT INSP OF THE CARGO DOOR STRUCTURE, THE FLOORBEAM SPLICE PLATE WAS FOUND CRACKED. THE SPLICE PLATE WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED. ITEM WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.
- Difficulty date
- August 21, 2009
- Submitted
- August 24, 2009
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Filed by
- ABXR001A
Airborne Maintenance & Engineering Services Inc - Aircraft
- N899AA
- Make and model
- Boeing 727223
- Aircraft serial
- 22015
- Aircraft time
- 61,508 hours, 34,073 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5315 · Fuselage Main, Floor Beam
- Part
- Floorbeam
- Part number
- AE727104211
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Zone 200
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- E
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.