Service difficulty report · Transverse Beam · Boeing 727225

Difficulty date
April 30, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N8873Z
Make and model
Boeing 727225
Aircraft serial
21291
Part
Transverse Beam
Part number
651751738
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 1263
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 CRACK IN THE ANGLE OF THE FWD TRANSVERSE BEAM OF THE RT TORQUE BOX AT FS 1263. THIS AREA OF THE TORQUE BOX IS 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 WIL BE PROVIDED BY EO 4-61071-3.