Service difficulty report · Beam · Boeing 727232

Difficulty date
January 10, 2002
Submitted
February 20, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N508DA
Make and model
Boeing 727232
Aircraft serial
21310
Aircraft time
76,618 hours, 51,740 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 VENTRAL STAIRWAY TORQUE BOX STRUCTURE PER AD 94-07-08 AND BAC S/B 727-53-0129 REVEALED TYPICAL CRACKS IN THE FS 1263 AND 1273 HORIZONTAL BEAM CAPS. THE CRACKED MEMBERS WERE REMOVED AND NEW PARTS INSTALLED PER ER/A 382433-14AD.