- Difficulty date
- November 10, 2007
- Submitted
- November 12, 2007
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N763AT
- Make and model
- Boeing 727264
- Aircraft serial
- 22983
- Aircraft time
- 58,017 hours, 31,151 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa JT8D17A
- Part
- Web
- 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
A-6 CHECK, DISCREPANCY: AFT AIR STAIRS RT FWD LWR LIGHTING HOLE TORQUE BOX SKIN AREA IS CRACKED. ROUTED OUT CRACK IAW SRM 51-10-1 FABRICATED REPAIR DOUBLER FROM 7075-T6 .025 X 2 INCH X 4 INCH IAW SRM 51-40-2 AND 53-10-2, PN 9003505 ALODINED AND PRIMED IAW SRM 51-10-2. INSTALLED REPAIR IAW SRM 51-30-2 SEALED REPAIR IAW SRM 51-20-4.