Service difficulty report · Beam · Boeing 727232

Difficulty date
April 29, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N484DA
Make and model
Boeing 727232
Aircraft serial
20864
Part
Beam
Part number
65175186
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 AND GUSSET AT FS 1273. THE DAMAGED PARTS ARE LOCATED IN THE TORQUE BOX WHICH IS THE SUBJECT OF THE AD 94-07-08 AND REQUIRES INSP. PER S/B 53-0129 -CO. REPLACE PART, 1273 UPPER FWD TRANSVERSE BEAM ANGLE WITH 69-67881-1 PER DWG 65C13874. REPLACE FS 1273 FWD GUSSET ANGLE WITH 65-17518-6 PER DWG 65C13874. THIS DOES NOT TERMINATE INSPECTIONS.