Service difficulty report · Beam · Boeing 727232

Difficulty date
August 23, 2000
Submitted
August 25, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N503DA
Make and model
Boeing 727232
Aircraft serial
21305
Aircraft time
73,460 hours, 49,705 cycles
Part
Beam
Condition
Cracked
Location
Torque Box
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

THE RT TORQUE BOX OF THE VENTRAL STAIRWAY WAS FOUND WITH A TYPICAL CRACK IN THE FS 1263 UPPER HORIZONTAL BEAM. THE CRACK IS TYPICAL OF BAC S/B 727-53-0129. THE CRACKED PIECE OF STRUCTURE WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH A NEW MEMBER PER THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE S/B AND ER/A 378287-14AD.