Service difficulty report · Transverse Beam · Boeing 727232

Difficulty date
April 18, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N509DA
Make and model
Boeing 727232
Aircraft serial
21311
Part
Transverse Beam
Part number
65175186
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 1273
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

THERE IS A 2.5 INCH CRACK IN THE ANGLE OF BOTH THE TRANSVERSE BEAM AND THE GUSSET OF THE TORQUE BOX AT FS 1273. THESE AREAS OF THE TORQUE BOX ARE THE SUBJECT OF AD 94-07-08, WHICH REQUIRES INSPECTION PER S/B 53-0129. THIS REPLACEMENT DOES NOT TERMINATE THE REPETITIVE INSPECTION REQUIREMENTS. TERMINATING ACTION WILL BE PROVIDED BY EO 4-61071-3.