Service difficulty report · Torque Box · Boeing 7272Q9

Difficulty date
March 28, 2005
Submitted
May 22, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N740DH
Make and model
Boeing 7272Q9
Aircraft serial
21930
Aircraft time
46,106 hours, 37,206 cycles
Part
Torque Box
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
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

REF. FLIGHTSTAR NR 104834 DISCREPANCY - RT LOWER TORQUE BOX CRACKED AT ST 1230. CORRECTIVE ACTION - STAP DRILLED CRACK .250 TERMINATED AT END OF CRACK ON RH LOWER TORQUE BOX BS1230 IAW B727 SRM 51-10-1. HFEC INSP. PER 727 NDT PT.6 51-00-00 FIG.23 NO CRACKS NOTED BEYOND STOP HOLE. FABRICATED DOUBLER, MAT. USED ID 53-10-2 FIG.6 FROM 7075T6 .032 PO# 900573 DIM. 4"X 3 1/2" IAW B727 SRM 51-40-2 FIG.1. ALODINED & PRIMED PARTS IAW B727 SRM 51-10-2. INSTALLED DOUBLER REPAIR IAW SRM 51-40-2 FIG.1.

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