- Difficulty date
- October 21, 2009
- Submitted
- October 26, 2009
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Make and model
- Boeing 727233
- Aircraft serial
- 21624
- Aircraft time
- 51,017 hours, 31,559 cycles
- Part
- Torque Box
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Bs 1223
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- O
- 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
AFT AIRSTAIRS, RT LR TORQUE BOX, LWR LIGHTNING HOLE IS CRACKED AT BS 1223. REMOVED DAMAGE 1/4" X 3/4" IN AFT AIRSTAIR RT LWER TORQUE BOX LOWER LIGHTNING HOLE AT BS 1213 IAW SRM REV 101 51-10-1. FABRICATED DOUBLER IAW SRM 51-40-2 FIG 1 AND 53-10-2 FIG 6. INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER IAW SRM 51-30-2.