Service difficulty report · Transverse Beam · Boeing 727232

Difficulty date
June 27, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N545DA
Make and model
Boeing 727232
Aircraft serial
22494
Part
Transverse Beam
Part number
69678811
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 1273
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

A CRACK WAS FOUND IN THE UPPER FWD TRANSVERSE BEAM ANGLE AT STA 1273. THIS AREA OF THE TORQUE BOX IS THE SUBJECT OF AN AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE 94-07-08 WHICH REQUIRES INSPECTION PER S/B 53-0129. THIS ER/A WILL REPLACE THE DAMAGED PART IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SERVICE BULLETIN.