Service difficulty report · Torque Box · Boeing 727232

Difficulty date
December 1, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N532DA
Make and model
Boeing 727232
Aircraft serial
22045
Part
Torque Box
Part number
6517517
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 1263
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

THE TORQUE BOX WAS FOUND WITH A CRACKED UPPER CHORD AND A CRACKED FS 1263 UPPER BEAM ANGLE AND CHANNEL. THE CRACKED MEMBERS WERE REPLACED OR REPAIRED PER S/B 53-0129. ER/A 363340-14AD WAS ISSUED TO DOCUMENT THE DAMAGE AND CONTROL THE REPAIR METHOD.