Service difficulty report · Beam · Boeing 727232

Difficulty date
May 15, 2001
Submitted
May 18, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N527DA
Make and model
Boeing 727232
Aircraft serial
21587
Aircraft time
64,204 hours, 48,295 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

THE RT TORQUE BOX FOR THE AFT VENTRAL STAIRWAY OPENING WAS FOUND WITH A TYPICAL CRACK IN THE UPPER HORIZONTAL BEAM AT FS 1263. THE CRACK IS TYPICAL OF BAC S/B 727-53-0129. THE CRACKED PART WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH A NEW PART PER THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE S/B AND PER ER/A 380826-14AD.