Service difficulty report · Beam · Boeing 727232

Difficulty date
June 9, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N497DA
Make and model
Boeing 727232
Aircraft serial
21077
Part
Beam
Part number
651751738
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 RT VENTRAL STAIRWAY TORQUE BOX WAS FOUND WITH A TYPICAL CRACK IN THE FS 1263 BEAM. THE CRACK IS TYPICAL OF BAC S/B 53-0129. THE CRACKED PART WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH A NEW PART PER THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE S/B. THE REPAIR WAS DOCUMENTED PER ER/A 365003-14AD.