What was found
INSPECTION OF THE RT TORQUE BOX STRUCTURE FOR THE VENTRAL STAIRWAY PER BAC S/B 727-53-0129 AND AD 94-07-08 REVEALED A CRACK IN THE INBD LONGITUDINAL UPPER CHORD AND A CRACK IN THE GUSSET AND BEAM AT FS 1273.
- Difficulty date
- July 11, 2001
- Submitted
- July 27, 2001
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N509DA
- Make and model
- Boeing 727232
- Aircraft serial
- 21311
- Aircraft time
- 75,582 hours, 50,745 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5311 · Fuselage Main, Frame
- Part
- Frame
- Part number
- 651751090
- 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.