What was found
DURING LETTER CHECK INSPECTION, THE RT TORQUE BOX BEAM GUSSET AT FS 1273 WAS FOUND CRACKED. IN ACCORDANCE WITH B727 S/B 53-0129, REV. 4, THE DAMAGED GUSSET WAS REPLACED.
- Difficulty date
- July 21, 1995
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N296WA
- Make and model
- Boeing 727247
- Aircraft serial
- 22533
- System (JASC)
- 5320 · Fuselage Miscellaneous Structure
- Part
- Gusset
- Part number
- 65678811
- 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.