Service difficulty report · Torque Box · Boeing 727214

Difficulty date
March 28, 2007
Submitted
March 28, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N756AT
Make and model
Boeing 727214
Aircraft serial
21692
Aircraft time
61,473 hours, 40,640 cycles
Part
Torque Box
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 1329
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

CRACK AT LIGHTENING HOLE, RT LOWER TORQUE BOX STA 1329. STOPPED DRILLED 0.250" DIAMETER HOLE AT LIGHTENING HOLE RT LOWER TORQUE BOX STA 1329 IAW B727 SRM 51-40-2. NDT C/W HFEC FOR CRACK STOP VERIFED, IAW B727 NDTM, PT6 51-00-00 FIG 23. FABRICATED DOUBLER REPAIR AT LIGHTENING HOLE RT LOWER TORQUE BOX STA 1329 MATERIAL USED 7075T6 .040 PO NR 9003110 SIZE 5 3/4" BY 3 1/2" IAW B727 SRM 53-10-2 FIG 6 AND 51-40-2 FIG 1. TREATED ALODINE AND PRIMED PART AND AREA IAW B727 SRM 51-10-2. INSTALLED DOUBLER REPAIR AT LIGHTENING HOLE STA 1329 IAW B727 SRM 51-30-2.