Service difficulty report · Beam · Boeing 727232

Difficulty date
December 12, 2001
Submitted
December 14, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N546DA
Make and model
Boeing 727232
Aircraft serial
22677
Aircraft time
58,786 hours, 42,948 cycles
Part
Beam
Part number
6592681
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

INSPECTIONS OF THE VENTRAL STAIRWAY OPENING TORQUE BOX STRUCTURE REVEALED TYPICAL CRACKS IN THE UPPER BEAM CAPS OF THE FS 1263 AND 1273 BEAMS ON THE RT SIDE. THE CRACKS ARE TYPICAL OF BAC S/B 727-53-0129. THE CRACKED STRUCTURE WAS REMOVED AND NEW PARTS INSTALLED. THE WORK WAS ACCOMPLISHED PER ER/A 382272-14AD.