Service difficulty report · Support Angle · Boeing 7272B7

Difficulty date
March 23, 2007
Submitted
March 26, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N762AT
Make and model
Boeing 7272B7
Aircraft serial
22162
Aircraft time
62,613 hours, 34,613 cycles
Part
Support Angle
Part number
7075T6
Condition
Cracked
Location
Air Stair
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

FOUND CRACK IN LT AFT AIR STAIRS TORQUE BOX ON UPPER WEB SUPPORT ANGLE, APPROX BS 1253. MADE TWO EACH CUT OUTS FOR ACCESS, 4 BY 4 AT UPPER WEB IAW B727 SRM 51-10-1. REMOVED CRACKED SUPPORT ANGLE IAW B727 SRM 51-30-2. FABRICATED NEW SUPPORT ANGLE USING 7075T6, .040 BY 29.25 BY 4.5 IAW B727 SRM 53-10-2 FIG 6 AND 51-20-1 FIG 7. FABRICATED ACCESS COVERS FROM 7075T6, 4 DIA BY .040 IAW B727 SRM 51-20-1. FABRICATED SPLICE RING FROM 7075T6, 6 DIA BY .050” IAW B727 SRM 51-20-1. ALODINE AND PRIMED SUPPORT ANGLE AND ALL REPAIR PARTS IAW B727 SRM 52-10-2. INSTALLED NEW SUPPORT ANGLE IAW B727 SRM 51-30-2. INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER AND ACCESS COVERS AT BS 1250 LBL 45.5 AND BS 1267 LBL 45.5 IAW B727 SRM 51-20-2 AND 51-

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