- Difficulty date
- August 7, 2005
- Submitted
- August 9, 2005
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N746DH
- Make and model
- Boeing 727224
- Aircraft serial
- 22252
- Aircraft time
- 57,204 hours, 31,619 cycles
- Part
- Support
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Airstair
- 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
AFT AIRSTAIR RT LWR TORQUE BOX HORIZONTAL SUPPORT IS CRACKED AT STA 1263 RBL 18 NDT VERIFIED. REMOVED CRACKED EXISTING REPAIR IAW B727 SRM 51-30-2. FABBED NEW ANGLE REPAIR MAT 15-5 PH SS .063 PO 315722 8"X 3 1/2" IAW B727 SRM 53-10-2 FIG 1, S/B 727-53-0129 & SRM 51-40-3 FIG 1. TREATED AND PRIMED PART IAW B727 SRM 51-10-2. INSTALLED REPAIR ANGLE IAW B727 SRM 51-40-3 FIG 1 AND S/B 727-53-0129.