Service difficulty report · Beam · Boeing 727232

Difficulty date
May 23, 2001
Submitted
June 5, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N504DA
Make and model
Boeing 727232
Aircraft serial
21306
Aircraft time
76,570 hours, 51,138 cycles
Part
Beam
Part number
651751738
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
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

INSPECTION OF THE RT TORQUE BOX STRUCTURE OF VENTRAL STAIRWAY OPENING REVEALED A 3 INCH CRACK IN THE UPPER HORIZONTAL BEAM AT FS 1263. THE CRACKED PART WAS REMOVED AND A NEW PART INSTALLED PER ER/A 380894-14AD. THE CRACK IS TYPICAL OF BAC S/B 727-53-0129.