Service difficulty report · Beam · Boeing 727224

Difficulty date
August 25, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N66734
Make and model
Boeing 727224
Aircraft serial
20663
Part
Beam
Condition
Cracked
Location
Wing
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 FOUND A .5 INCH CRACK IN J-BEAM APPROXIMATELY 1.5 INCHES ABOVE NR 7 SPOILER ACTUATOR AT CUTOUT ABOVE INBOARD END OF AFT FALSE SPAR. PANELS AND A FITTING WERE REMOVED AND A REPAIR WAS INSTALLED IAW ECRA 5740-02914 AND SRM 51-10-2, AND 51-10-6. THE PANELS AND FITTING WERE REINSTALLED.