# SDR DL72E020526

- Type: Service difficulty report (as reported; unverified)
- Difficulty date: May 9, 2002
- Submitted: May 30, 2002
- Operation: Air carrier
- Aircraft: N830WA
- Make and model: Boeing 727247
- Aircraft serial: 21482
- Aircraft time: 74,849 hours, 45,256 cycles
- System (JASC): [5320 · Fuselage Miscellaneous Structure](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/5320)
- Part: Gusset
- Part number: 69678811
- Condition: Cracked
- Location: Fuselage
- Stage of operation: IN
- How discovered: V
- Nature of condition: O
- Precautionary procedure: K
- FAA source: FAA Service Difficulty Reporting System (https://sdrs.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72E020526

## Discrepancy

INSPECTION OF THE RT TORQUE BOX STRUCTURE OF THE VENTRAL STAIRWAY PER BAC S/B 727-53-0129 REVEALED A CRACK IN THE FS 1273 HORIZONTAL BEAM UPPER GUSSET.  THE CRACKED PART WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH A NEW PART PER ER/A 383130-14.

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