Service difficulty report · Transverse Beam · Boeing 727232

Difficulty date
November 2, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N474DA
Make and model
Boeing 727232
Aircraft serial
20751
Part
Transverse Beam
Part number
651751738
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 1263
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

CRACKS ON THE LOWER TORQUE BOX AT FS 1263. THE CRACKS ARE ON THE FORWARD RT SIDE TRANSVERSE BEAM AND THE RT VERTICAL WEB. THE RT VERTICAL WEB HAS A 1 INCH CRACK AT THE FUEL LINE CUTOUT. NORMALLY, THE FUEL LINE IS REMOVED AND THE REPAIR DOUBLER (65-17517-31, 0.032 CLAD 2024-T3) IS INSTALLED IN ONE PIECE. HOWEVER, DUE TO SCHEDULING REQUIREMENTS, IT IS DESIRABLE TO CUT THE DOUBLER AND INSTALL IT WITH THE FUEL LINE IN PLACE IN ACCORDANCE WITH FAA ALTERNATE MEANS OF COMPLIANCE LETTER DATED 19 OCTOBER 1994. THIS AREA OF THE TORQUE BOX IS THE SUBJECT OF AD 94-07-08.