Service difficulty report · Gusset · Boeing 727225

Difficulty date
November 26, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N8889Z
Make and model
Boeing 727225
Aircraft serial
21858
Part
Gusset
Part number
6517518
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

FS 1273 TORQUE BOX STRUCTURE FOUND WITH A CRACK IN A GUSSET AND BEAM CHORD. THE CRACKED STRUCTURE WAS REPLACED PER THE GUIDELINES OF S/B 53-0129 TO COMPLY WITH AD 94-07-08. ER/A 363305-14AD WAS ISSUED TO DOCUMENT THE DAMAGE AND CONTROL THE REPAIR PROCESS.