Service difficulty report · Beam · Boeing 727264

Difficulty date
January 25, 2008
Submitted
March 22, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N765AT
Make and model
Boeing 727264
Aircraft serial
23014
Aircraft time
55,554 hours, 29,955 cycles
Part
Beam
Condition
Cracked
Location
Lws 124
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

DURING C CHECK, LT WING UPPER TRAILING EDGE PANEL SUPPORT 'J' BEAM WBL 124 IS CRACKED IN CUT OUT FORWARD OF NR 7 SPOILER ACTUATOR. REMOVED TRAILING EDGE UPPER PANEL FROM LT WING FOR ACCESS IAW SRM 51-30-2. REMOVED CRACKED 'J' BEAM IAW SRM 51-30-2. FABRICATED NEW 'J' BEAM FROM IAW EC-00726-001 AND DRAWING NR 65-21655. INSTALLED NEW 'J' BEAM IAW SRM 51-30-2. REINSTALLED TRAILING EDGE UPPER PANEL AT LT WING WBL 124 FORWARD OF NR 7 SPOILER ACTUATOR IAW SRM 51-30-2.