Service difficulty report · Gusset · Boeing 727227

Difficulty date
January 16, 2010
Submitted
January 19, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N481FE
Make and model
Boeing 727227
Aircraft serial
21463
Aircraft time
44,955 hours, 28,934 cycles
Part
Gusset
Part number
69678841
Condition
Cracked
Location
Torque Box
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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 FLOOR WEB UPPER CHORD HAS CRACK INDICATION TORQUE BOX BS 1263. REMOVED TORQUE BOX WEB AND GUSSET AND 2 EA UPPER CHORDS AND REMOVED BOLT AT AFT AIRSTAIR IAW SRM 51-30-2. FABRICATED GUSSET IAW SRM 51-20-1. HEAT TREATED TO T6 IAW FAS ENGINEERING REPORT NR 2-37153-801 REV A. DRILLED AND TREATED AND PRIMED 2 EA CHORDS AND GUSSET IAW SRM 51-10-2 AND 51-30-5. INSTALLED PARTS IAW SRM 51-30-2. REINSTALLED TORQUE BOX WEB AND BOLT AT AFT AIRSTAIRS IAW SRM 51-30-2 AND SRM 53-10-2 FIG 6.