What was found
THE RT VENTRAL STAIR CUTOUT TORQUE BOX FWD, UPPER HORIZONTAL BEAM AT STA 1263 WAS FOUND WITH AN APPROX 2 INCH CRACK. ERA 378352-14AD REPLACED THE DAMAGED PART AS PER S/B 727-53-0129. THE DAMAGE WAS FOUND ON INSPECTION IN TPA.
- Difficulty date
- August 28, 2000
- Submitted
- September 5, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N541DA
- Make and model
- Boeing 727232
- Aircraft serial
- 22387
- Aircraft time
- 58,198 hours, 43,144 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5320 · Fuselage Miscellaneous Structure
- 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.