Service difficulty report · Torque Box · Boeing 7272B7

Difficulty date
June 28, 2006
Submitted
July 25, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N762AT
Make and model
Boeing 7272B7
Aircraft serial
22162
Aircraft time
62,000 hours, 34,469 cycles
Part
Torque Box
Condition
Cracked
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

AT LT SIDE OF AFTSTAIR WELL, CRACK EMANATING FROM UPPER LIGHTENING HOLE IN TORQUE BOX AT BS 1263. REMOVED EXISTING DOUBLER AT LT SIDEWALL AFT AIRSTAIR WEB BS 1263 IAW SRM 51-30-2. FAB. NEW REPAIR DOUBLER FROM 7075T6 .040 PO NR 9003137 APPROX. DIM. 3 INCH X 3 INCH IAW SRM 51-40-2 FIG.1 AND SRM 53-10-2 FIG 6, STOP DRILLED CRACK AT SIDEWALL WEB BS 1263 IAW SRM 51-10-1, PERFORMED NDT HFEC C/W AROUND STOP HOLE NO CRACKS NOTED IAW B727 NDT PART 6 51-00-00 FIG.23. TREATED AND PRIMED REPAIR DOUBLER AND WORKING AREA IAW SRM 51-10-2. INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER AT LT SIDE AFT AIRSTAIR SIDEWALL WEB BS 1263 IAW SRM 51-30-2

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