What was found
WHILE ACCOMPLISHING THE TORQUE BOX INSPECTIONS PER B727 S/B 53-0129 AS MANDATED BY AD 94-07-08, THE FS 1273 BEAM AND GUSSET WERE FOUND CRACKED. THE DAMAGE PARTS WERE REPLACED PER THE S/B AND DOCUMENTED PER ER/A 363483-14AD.
- Difficulty date
- December 17, 1997
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N526DA
- Make and model
- Boeing 727232
- Aircraft serial
- 21586
- System (JASC)
- 5320 · Fuselage Miscellaneous Structure
- Part
- Torque Box
- 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.