Service difficulty report · Torque Box · Boeing 7272M7

Difficulty date
March 13, 2006
Submitted
April 8, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N750DH
Make and model
Boeing 7272M7
Aircraft serial
21951
Aircraft time
37,992 hours
Part
Torque Box
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 1303
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

TORQUE BOX FIN REAR SPAR CHORD LWR LT SIDE APPEARS TO BE CRACKED PASSED STOP DRILL HOLE STA BS 1303 LBL 22. C/W HFEC ON BS 1303 FRAME WEB IAW B727 NDTM PT6 51-00-00 FIG 23. FOUND 1/4" CRACK EXTENDING FROM PREVIOUS STOP DRILL HOLE. TOTAL CRACK LENGTH 1". NO OTHER INDICATIONS NOTED. STOP DRILLED IAW B727 SRM 51-10-1 AND BOEING SERVICE BULLETIN 727-53-0094. STOP DRILLED CRACK ON FRAME WEB AT LBL22". ACCOMPLISHED NDT INSP VERIFYING CRACK CONTAINMENT PER NDT MAN CHAPTER 51-00-00 PART 6 FIG 23. NO DEFECTS PER COTNEY AEROSPACE EO NR EAAB22-1 W/8110-3 DATED:4/7/06 AND SB 727-53-0094REV3. THIS REPAIR IS CATEGORY B AND REQUIRES RE-INSPECTION AT REGULAR INTERVALS NOT TO EXCEED 2400 FLIGHT CYCLES.

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