Service difficulty report · Beam · Boeing 727232

Difficulty date
August 14, 2001
Submitted
August 16, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N538DA
Make and model
Boeing 727232
Aircraft serial
22076
Aircraft time
61,006 hours, 45,091 cycles
Part
Beam
Part number
65C13874
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 VENTRAL STAIRWAY TORQUE BOX STRUCTURE PER BAC S/B 727-53-0129 AND AD 94-07-08 REVEALED TYPICAL CRACKS IN THE RT HORIZONTAL BEAM AT FS 1263 & 1273. THE CRACKED STRUCTURE WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH NEW STRUCTURE PER ER/A 381539-14AD.