Service difficulty report · Beam · Boeing 727247

Difficulty date
November 20, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N2829W
Make and model
Boeing 727247
Aircraft serial
21481
Part
Beam
Part number
6517518
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fs 1273
Stage of operation
IN
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

THERE IS A 1 INCH CRACK IN THE FWD TRANSVERSE BEAM OF THE RT TORQUE BOX AT FS 1273 AND A 3 INCH CRACK IN THE AFT SIDE GUSSET. THE INBD UPPER CHORD HAS A 4 INCH LONGITUDINAL CRACK. THESE AREAS OF THE TORQUE BOX ARE THE SUBJECT OF AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE 94-07-08, WHICH REQUIRES INSPECTION PER S/B 53-0129. THIS ER/A WILL REPLACE/REPAIR THE DAMAGED PARTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE S/B. IN ADDITION, THE INBD WEB WILL BE CUT TO FACILITATE PART REPLACEMENT.